Understanding Principles of Politics and the StateOriginally published under the title, Principles of Politics, this completely revised and updated work is a study of applied political theory using current political society and politics as its backdrop. Politics are based on fundamental theoretical and practical principles that dictate the nature, authority, origin, and purpose of the state. These organizing principles can be found by considering the goals, purposes, and values of ordinary life as well as the depictions of the political world from ancient philosophers and contemporary political scientists. With detailed explanations and examples, Understanding Principles of Politics and the State examines the political world of democracy; political theory; the discipline of political science; and the multiple aspects of governing, from principles of operation to forms of government. The book also includes a brief case study of the Philippines that illuminates the consideration of constitutionalism; citizenship and rights; the relation of religion and politics, and church and state; and the importance of the fixed principles of politics in today's ever-changing world. |
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Page 85
... accept without question , which is a reason without depth . PHILOSOPHICAL - LOGICAL - LEGAL ORIGIN The " philosophical origin " is best renamed the " philosophical - logical - legal " origin of the state . The latter choice better ...
... accept without question , which is a reason without depth . PHILOSOPHICAL - LOGICAL - LEGAL ORIGIN The " philosophical origin " is best renamed the " philosophical - logical - legal " origin of the state . The latter choice better ...
Page 108
... accept that choice . There are large numbers of indi- viduals who share the preferences of each of the three basic approaches . Those alternatives have existed from the beginning of Western , if not human , thought . It is the start of ...
... accept that choice . There are large numbers of indi- viduals who share the preferences of each of the three basic approaches . Those alternatives have existed from the beginning of Western , if not human , thought . It is the start of ...
Page 243
... accept their fallibility and as a result change is a manifestation of strength . Authoritarian and unstable regimes accept neither fallibility nor change and become obsessed with their own weakness . SLOWNESS OF CHANGE Although change ...
... accept their fallibility and as a result change is a manifestation of strength . Authoritarian and unstable regimes accept neither fallibility nor change and become obsessed with their own weakness . SLOWNESS OF CHANGE Although change ...
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Three Views | 1 |
The Political System | 27 |
Scope And Methods | 39 |
Copyright | |
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