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The Statement of the Theory. Force Theory of origin of the state is another fallacious theory, but historically important, which is offered as an explanation of the State’s origin and meaning. There is an old saying that war begets the king, and true to this maxim, the theory of Force emphasizes the origin of the … Read more
Introductory. In the first article, while introducing the State, we said that it originated in the bare needs of life and continues in existence for man’s good life. But it is shrouded in mystery when and how the State came into existence. Recent research in Anthropology, Ethnology, and Comparative Philology throws some light on the … Read more
There are many speculations regarding the nature of the State and the relation between the State and the individual. Six important theories deserve special mention. The first is the monistic theory. The monistic theory advocates argue that individuals who compose the State have no independent existence but are mere automatic units in the whole mass, … Read more
Community and institutions are two terms that are frequently used in Political Science and yet Without a definite meaning attached to them. We defined society as a group of people living interdependently, attempting to solve their problems through common action. There are large societies, and small Local societies are usually referred to as communities. Indeed, … Read more
State and Associations. Society, as said before, is not a mere aggregate of individuals but a collection of groups composed of individuals. The man voluntarily fans these groups to satisfy various and diversified needs, such as social, religious, cultural, economic, educational, recreational, and many others. All these groups express and develop the sociability of man. … Read more
Nature of State and Society. We must also clearly distinguish between the State and Society because identifying the social with the political is to be guilty of all confusions’ grossest, which completely bars any understanding of either society or State. To equate the State with society is to justify State interference in all aspects of … Read more
Montesquieu The Spirit of the Laws. In retrospect, we had identified three different ways of life in France before the revolution: that of the orders of the feudal monarchy, that of the absolute king and his servants, the bureaucrats and their equal subjects, and that of those corners of society which supported the new thought … Read more
Two Treatises of Government Author by John Locke. “Father of Liberalism” was born on 29 August 1632 in Wrington, Somerset, England. Died 28 October 1704 England. He is an English thinker and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment philosophers. Two Treatises of Government is a work of political philosophy published anonymously … Read more
Democracy in America Paperback – April 1, 2002, by Alexis de Tocqueville (Author), Harvey C. Mansfield (Translator), Delba Winthrop Translator. In 1831, the then twenty-seven-year-old Alexis de Tocqueville was sent with Gustave de Beaumont to America by the French Government to study and report on the American prison system. Over a period of nine months, … Read more
Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme, and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil Author by Thomas Hobbes THOMAS HOBBES. Born, April 5th, 1588 Died, Dec. 4th, 1679 He is buried in the chancel of Hault Hucknall church, Chesterfield. The Contents of the Chapters. The first part Of MAN. Introduction. 1. Of Sense. 2. Of Imagination. … Read more