Essays on Political Philosophy

On violence by Hannah Arendt is an interesting reflection on History and Politics. In this brief but substantial essay, Hanna Arendt analyzes the historical facts of the sixties including/relating and comparing them within the context of the most important events of the 20th century. The...

The Civil Rights Movement began shortly after the end of World War II. Some might even say that it began before that. The United States took the biggest turn on to the civil road with the Supreme Court’s decision in the Brown vs. the Board...

This lecture was very interesting, but in the same time little confusing to me. I read additional literature in order to develop my view on this topic. I found very interesting Descartes’s expressions about God, human and soul. The only existence in which I am...

Anarchy is the condition of a society, entity, group of people, or a single person that rejects hierarchy. The word originally meant leaderlessness, but in 1840 Pierre-Joseph Proudhon adopted the term in his treatise “What Is Property?” to refer to a new political philosophy: anarchism,...

Agustin’s political and social opinions flow directly from his theology. The historical context is essential to understand its objectives. Augustine, more than any other figure of Late Antiquity, is at the intellectual intersection of Christianity, philosophy and politics. As a Christian priest, he proposes the...

Aims This paper aims at explaining the conflict between the behavioural political science and traditional political science by way of distinguishing between the two, giving background information (history) and finally, comparing the two “side-by-side”. DefinitionsBehavioural political science is an approach to the study of politics...

To compare the world we live in today, to the philosophies of ancient Greece I would say its about a 50/50 split in terms of differences and similarities. In chapter two on page 46 one of the first sentences is “in the ancient world, people...

The concept of individualism emerged in the 19th century. The French were the first to use this expression when they expressed their reaction to the French Revolution and were demanding their individual rights and taking their interests into account. The term “individuality” can be understood...

Attracted by the belief that hard work and ingenuity should be rewarded, I think meritocracy is a compelling ideal which justifies a degree of inequality. Yet it is difficult to reconcile this view with the subjective nature of ‘merit’ and the randomness of circumstance. Ultimately,...

Ancient Greece was arguably one of the greatest civilizations of all time. Beginning in the 8th century BC and ending around 146 BC, this era introduced some of the greatest innovations in literature, technology, and philosophy. But with such a large civilization came many conflicts...

Philosophers John Rawls and Hannah Arendt each establish different definitions of freedom that help to judge the legitimacy and purpose of political institutions. And while these definitions are not the same, they do not necessarily directly oppose one another. Rather, Arendt’s theory seems to be...

Introduction The body of knowledge we call politics is broad and it comprises of different independent yet interrelated units, that are prone to be confused. In this essay, we will conduct a comparison of two independent political units: Political Philosophy and Political Ideology. We investigate...

In 1911, a man Lukas Müller, 34, has just arrived to Italy, from his home country Austria, by a four to five days train ride. The reason of visiting Italy had no connection to art at all. Müller was just travelling for curiosity in other...

Introduction Requiem for the American Dream is an intense and insightful documentary with Noam Chomsky, the narrator of the film, who elucidates the fundamental flaws of our political system that detract from democracy. Noam Chomsky discusses ten principles in which he refers to them as...