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Ideology, a form of social or political philosophy, or a system of ideas, that aspires both to explain the world and to change it. The word was introduced in the 18th century by the French philosopher A.-L.-C. Destutt de Tracy as a short name for what he called his ‘science of ideas.’.
Jun 8, 2023 · Political ideology is an umbrella term used to describe a wide spectrum of different viewpoints on theories of power, the ideal way that society should be organized, and which means are acceptable for achieving these ends.
- Lily Cichanowicz
- Distributive Justice. One of the important differences among the ideologies examined below is how they approach the question of distributive justice. Distributive justice can be seen as a moral framework made up of principles that seek to ensure the greatest amount of fairness with respect to distributions of wealth, goods, and services (Olsaretti 2018).
- Conservatism. Conservativism is a political theory that favors institutions and practices that have demonstrated their value over time and provided sufficient evidence that they are worth preserving and promoting.
- Liberalism. Liberalism in political philosophy does not have the same meaning as the word liberal in popular American discourse. For Americans, liberal means someone who believes in representative democracy and is politically left of center.
- Egalitarianism. Rawls’s theory of justice has much in common with egalitarian theories. The term egalitarianism refers to a broad family of views that gives primary place to equality.
Sep 14, 2021 · In the 1980s, the culture war in America was characterized by the conservative climate during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Members of the religious right often criticized academics and artists, and their works, in a struggle against what they considered indecent, subversive, and blasphemous.
Oct 21, 2024 · Nationalism is an ideology that emphasizes loyalty, devotion, or allegiance to a nation or nation-state and holds that such obligations outweigh other individual or group interests. What is the difference between a nation and a state?
- Hans Kohn
- A nation is a group of people with a common language, history, culture, and (usually) geographic territory. A state is an association of people cha...
- A nationalist movement may be political or cultural or both. A political nationalist movement is a political, sometimes also military, struggle by...
- Although the 17th-century Puritan Revolution in England was animated by nationalist sentiment, significant nationalist movements generally did not...
- Nationalist movements have included those by or on behalf of Tibetans in China, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Kurds in Turkey a...
Defining an ideology is important; however, it is more critical to know the effects of ideology on politics and public policy. Learning the historical elements of each ideology is an important process to understand how the ideology has impacted politics and continues to do so today.
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In this module, we will think about how our ideas, assumptions, and values are formed and how they relate to power. We will also consider why it is important to analyze and assess our perspectives in relation to alternative points of view.
