Essays on Political Philosophy

From all of the political philosophies discussed throughout the unit, there hasn’t been one that fits me perfectly, but rather a combination of a variety of beliefs from a few social classes that align with my views. I believe in minimal government intervention both economically...

How far can Albert Camus’ essays The Myth of Sisyphus and The Rebel critically engage with contemporary politics? Can Camus offer insight as to the rise in Western populism? It is claimed by some critics that Camus can, at times, be reductive in his analyses...

Republic is the mostly widely read, argued, challenged and disagreed book, written by Athenian philosopher Plato in 380 BC. Republic is his most famous work. Its highly palatable unlike other philosophy books and is in the form of dialogues between centre character Socrates and his...

Since the start of history and human civilizations, people have defined the guidelines of acceptable behaviors in society. The standards in regards to the proper thoughts and justifiable ways of living differ from society to society, yet they are alike in the sense that these...

The Republic is one of the most popular works concerning philosophy and politics in history, written by Plato, a Greek thinker within the fourth century A.D. In this book, Plato explores topics such as justice and political systems in great details. While Plato has written...

Plato had personal as well as rational reasons to be against Democracy. For example one of the personal reasons being that it was under a democracy that his mentor Socrates was executed unjustly, and the rational reasons, he expressed in his book “The Republic”. In...

The term fascism was derived from the Italian “fascio”, and is synonymous with militant brotherhood. Fascism began in the year 1919, under Mussolini’s leadership. His reign was influenced by ethnocentric ideology and values. Fascist society was very combative, soldierly, and war-like. Fascists believe in a...