POL 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: John Stuart Mill, Political Philosophy, Communism
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All of our major approaches, concepts, and ideas in politics are based in the development of political thought. Thought extends from philosophy (greek: philosophia), meaning love of knowledge. Philosophy: study of questions about existence and knowledge, ethics, justice, and morality based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods. Quest for knowledge within the society"s moralities, and the reasoning behind the morals that exists within society. Greeks = explorers of philosophical understanding of the world. Investigations into nature, the divine and the human action. Political philosophy is about the ideas behind politics, rather than the mechanics" that drives it. Set or system of ideas that form the basis of a political or economic system and provide guidance and direction for political leadership". Just about everything in political life today domestic and global is influenced by ideology. Ideology differs widely and is often based on various traditions of thought. Different political thoughts looked at from different perspectives.