Order vs. Freedom in Political Systems

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Order vs. Freedom in Political Systems Order and freedom are both necessary and beneficial towards the citizens and society with the aim to promote harmony, yet they both contradict each other. This contradiction has existed throughout many years and it is still hard to decide which one is ideal for the society. This essay will discuss and analyze if order or freedom is more important for political systems. Many believe that order should be applied by the government; though it should be allowed to a certain limit and should not interfere in a citizen’s personal life. However others believe that full freedom should be given to individuals and that nothing should be enforced as it brings along many differences between citizens. This essay will attempt to study and answer the long awaited question; which of the two are more beneficial for the society. Order is a demand of disciplined or prescribed agreement surrounded by elements that a desirable purpose is achieved. There were many philosophers who believed that order was necessary to encourage an equal society in which one of them was Machiavelli. Machiavelli strongly believed in having order to achieve an equal society, he adopted a different view which was centred on man, and the nature of human beings along with its relationships with other individuals. Machiavelli was the first modern, political scientist who only approved on empirical based method of analysis therefore he was more concerned with the present rather than focusing on the consequences. Machiavelli focused and examined the political history and studied in depth the city states and rulers in order to propose general rules of political behaviour. Machiavelli was also greatly influenced by the Romans; “R... ... middle of paper ... ...at having order or freedom alone brings along many conflicts and disagreements within society. Therefore it is believed that neither should be fully implied, hence in order to promote a healthy society, a basic equilibrium between the two should be present. BIBLIOGRAPHY D. A. Lloyd Thomas., 1998. Locke on government. New York: Routledge. Ellenburg, S., 1968. Rousseau’s Political Philosophy. London: Cornell University Press. Plamenatz. John., 1963. Man and Society. London: Longman Quinton. A., 1967. Political Philosophy. London: Oxford Press Roger, D., Masters., 1968. The Political Philosophy of Rosseau. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Shklar, J. N., 1976. Freedom and Independence. London: Cambridge University Press W. Von Leyden.,1982. Hobbs and Locke: the politics of freedom and obligation. London: The MacMillian Press Ltd.

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