Origin of philosophy

• POLIS


  City-state, a small independent self-contained political society
• POLITES


  Citizens
• POLITIKOS


  Government officials
• POLITICS


  The activity of people where they create, preserve, and amend laws under which they live
• POLITICS


  The process that determines the distribution of power and resources
• POLITICS


  The theory and practice of how people influence others in making decisions and carrying out projects or programs
• Different views in studying Politics

  • Politics as the art of government
  • Politics as the public affair
  • Politics as compromise and consensus
  • Politics as power
• Politics as the art of government


  • Politics is what defines the activities and of the state. All government officials and all those working in government are participating in politics
• Politics as the public affair


  • Politics is played by everybody, politician or not. "Man by nature is political animal". Thus, politics becomes necessary to create a just society.
• Politics as compromise and consensus


  • Concerned with how decisions are made. Politics is viewed as a certain method of resolving conflict, namely through compromise, conciliation, and negotiation rather than by the use of force and raw power
• Politics as power


  • Politics is present in all social activities and at all levels of social interaction; it can be found in our families and small groups of friends just as much as it can be found among nations and on the international or global arena
• Values of Politics


  • Helps you to know your rights
  • Clarifies what yourself believe
  • Is a living, breath subject
  • Helps you to understand our nation's parties
  • Prepares you for adult life
• Politics


  The art and science of the government. It is the activities associated with the governance of our country or other area, especially the debate and conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.
• Central Concepts in Politics (according to Plato and Aristotle)

  • Concept of justice
  • Concept of power
  • Concept on the right types of constitutions and government
  • Concept on political structures
  • Concept on the right and virtuous leadership
• POLITICAL SCIENCE


  A social science discipline that studies the state and the government. Derived from the Greek words "polis" (city-state) and "scire" (science).
• Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who created the field of Political Science. He was born in 384 BC and died in 322 BC.