The world today is constantly adapting, whether it is social, political or cultural. Different countries have throughout history experienced different governing styles and structures. These differences have shaped these states into the way they exist today, shown in laws, standards and behavior of the people. A political ideology is defined as ‘a set of personal beliefs outlining what one has determined to be the optimal mode of social organization’ (Roark, 2013). It can simply be described as the set of beliefs that affects our outlook on the world. Examples of political ideologies include capitalism, communism, socialism and anarchism (Chandran, 2010). Having the state run by its publics and having an autonomously run state are two separate and commonly used governing methods. Capitalism and communism both have an emphasis on the power of the people however is at complete opposite ends of the spectrum of political ideologies (Chandran, 2010). These two are the most poignant political ideologies used throughout the world and facets of them may be taken to create an ideal ideology that the whole world should aspire to. Capitalism is predominantly the political ideology used throughout the world (Zand, 2012). Adam Smith first wrote about capitalism and its affects during 1776 (Pirie, 2010). His book entitled ‘The Wealth of Nations’ is the first recorded appearance of the free market scheme (Pirie, 2010). The Western World relies heavily on the free market scheme where economic disparity and separation of social classes thrives. This form of capitalism promotes greed and inequality. Capitalism through democracy enshrines public freedoms such as speech, legal equality, association and action as a way to further empower the... ... middle of paper ... ...our neighbors. Communism doesn’t work in a practical sense as people become greedy and do not want to work for greater good of strangers they haven’t met. The ideology fails to provide workers with incentives to work hard and be productive, there is no reward for hard work and innovation and finally there is no punishment for inefficient or poor work. These two ideologies provide some important building blocks for an ideal political ideology. Aspects from philosophies could be taken to create an innovative and new model that could govern the world. Presently however, there isn’t a political ideology that the world should aspire to. Factors within each state also make it difficult to conform to one as this can cause conflict. “There is no perfect ideology” (Burt, 2014) rather systems and beliefs that have evolved throughout time to their present day shape.
While it is great that citizens live under similar economic terms and are assured of the same paycheck every week, communism is not an environment that will allow businesses or people to flourish. On the opposite side of a Capitalist society, where businesses are able to skyrocket earnings, a Communist society affects businesses ability to grow. If each worker is given the same amount of money, this can affect their motivation to do things and go above and beyond. Everyone who earns the same amount of money for the same amount of work seems like a peaceful agreement and a proletariat paradise, but it does not always turn out that way. Unfortunately, communism can often lead to widespread corruption and sometimes encourages greed.
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To begin, capitalism is the economic ideology that everything is primarily focused towards making profit through the production and distribution of a product. In the article “Capitalism: Where Do We Come From?” By Robert Heilbroner and Lester Thurow, they provide insight on how capitalism has changed over the years and the impact it now has in today’s society. “There were no factors of production before capitalism. Of course, human labour, nature’s gift of land and natural resources, and the artifacts of society have always existed. But labour, land, and capital were not commodities for sale” (Para,17). Capitalism has an impact in my life because in the 21st century children are taught in school skills that will benefit businesses, so that they can continue to make a profit through the production and distribution
When one gets down to the roots of capitalism you find that it is a form of government that allows the rich to get richer, the poor, poorer and the middle class to stay the same. Karl Marx wrote a book, Kapital about the what capitalism does to the people in a society, how it takes the humainty out of being and replaces it with x. Not only does it do that but it creates a chain of commodities, fetishisis, and alienation within a society.
The ideological perspective reflected in the source is supportive of political liberalism. Liberalism is a philosophy founded on the beliefs of liberty and equality. These qualities are clearly represented in the source examples being “guard the freedom of ideas at all costs” as well as “respect and preserve the rights of the people.” It also expresses concerns for authoritarian rule, “be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame other and to oversimplify.” Advocates of political liberalism rejected the absolutism of the past, in which individuals served the collective interests of the state, and instead, engaged in a political struggle for less authoritarian rule. These advocates displayed
Capitalism is the term which is used for explaining the dominant economic system in Western World since the feudal system, so we can see this changing below, from the start of feudal system (11th century) to the modern day.
All political ideologies proclaim to be superior next to all others; the fact is that all worldviews have failings and merits and specific purposes. I will discuss the following Political Ideologies; Marxist/Communist, Leninist/Stalinist, Progressive/Socialist, Classic Liberalism/Capitalism, and Neo-conservative. All of the above mentioned P.I has come to the forefront of this discussion because they have been the dominant forces since the second industrial revolution or what we have come to understand as “modern times”. These P.I in particular have been well suited for modern times because of their focus on economics, and power.
This is the most extreme ideology out of the three. It is based on the
Capitalism has been proven time and time again to be the most "effective" (in terms of production) economic system in existence, but this is only secondary to the primary fact that it is the only moral economy. In Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand shows that, by its very nature, capitalism is freedom: the freedom for a man to do what he wants to do with the product of his own mind and effort and, the corollary to that, the freedom to live.
It is discussed how the indifference to politics by many citizens of western society and the fact that ideologies are now no longer needed by those in power to enforce their will are two key truths of western politics.
Human beings have been struggling to learn the meaning of life since the first day. Ideologies are born as human’s interpretation of the world and belief system, also an endeavor to seek the truth of human nature. Ideologies emerge throughout the periods of great changes: the Enlightenment, the English “Glorious” Revolution, the American Revolution, etc. They have become the motivations, the standards, and the roots to modern political systems. Their roots are the philosophies developed by famous philosophers throughout the time. However, as each ideology is developed, its own contradiction also grows, takes place in the realm of actions. This, in turn, shows contradiction as human nature.
These two political ideologies offer to government leaders, policy makers, and thoughtful citizens a set of guides permitting some semblance of coherent conclusions regarding compelling social, economic and political issues. Their common features include rejection of radicalism and its attending violent uprooting of established instructions and practices, acceptance of the need for restraints on the powers of government, advocacy of balance in society regarding individual rights and social powers, and ultimately some root concerns for individual dignity. Most certainly disagreement abounds between the two woe within the same government framework. This agreement to disagree in a civil manner surely constitutes one of mankind’s most noble achievements.
Capitalism dominates the world today. Known as a system to create wealth, capitalism’s main purpose is to increase profits through land, labor and free market. It is a replacement of feudalism and slavery. It promises to provide equality and increases living standards through equal exchanges, technological innovations and mass productions. However, taking a look at the global economy today, one can clearly see the disparity between developed and developing countries, and the persistence of poverty throughout the world despite the existence of abundant wealth. This modern issue was predicted and explained a hundred and fifty years ago in Karl Marx’s Capital.
A lot of famous philosophies retained all different kind of political philosophy to nowadays. Over time there are a so many different ways to look at the politic, and also the different political spectrum. Today we often use the spatial metaphor of the left-right continuum to refer to and distinguish conflicting positions. The order from left to right continuum is represented communism, socialism, liberalism, conservatism and fascism. Every country will have its own type of political spectrum. In this essay, I will show my own political spectrum, a form of government and political positions to demonstrate my ideal political philosophy is social authoritarian which mean I think the government should have a certain control over economic issues
Regarding political theory, Ideology refers to the specific categorising frameworks for political action that make up each theoretical belief system based upon class interest and perception of societal functioning. Fundamentally, ideologies consist of a critique on the pre-existing ideology and practice, ideas expressing the desired order and belief system, and the agency to achieve this. Ideologies are integral in political theory as they enable labelling and grouping of belief’s and functioning to allow presentation of differing and understandable theories of potential changes, dogma, and policies of what political theorists believe should be the ideal system. Ideologies have immense influence on political theory through offering differing