Differences Between Ideology And Philosophy

Political ideology within a state is established by examining individual ideas about politics and how they are related (Shively, 2014). Even though, not every political ideas are equal, however, they bear some sort of relationship or resemblance. Generally within a state, “ideologies are usually determine by intellectual structure from which one can derive number of disparate policy positions” (Shively, 2014, p. 25).

This text, not just a product of the intellectual musings of an armchair philosopher, was born out of a culmination of extraneous events and systems that were prevalent at the time of its conception.

The international political economy can be defined as having three different ideologies, Liberalism, Mercantilism, and Marxism. I personally believe the economic liberalism ideology is superior to the others due to its success. In order to understand why economic liberalism is the most convincing ideology of the international political economy we must look not only at the core principles of said ideologies but towards the history of the international political economy and the flaws and shortcomings of them.

a) The connotation of “a garden of pure Ideology” is that the thoughts of each individual

Ideology is a social reality that is removed from the truth of things (Žižek 2008, 45). It “is not simply imposed on [us]. Ideology is our “spontaneous relationship to our social world, how we perceive each meaning and so on and so on” (Žižek and Fiennes 2012). Ideology shapes our interactions with others and the society we live in. Even when ideology is recognized and one goes through the shock and pain necessary to recognize it, we are entrenched more deeply in our own (Žižek and Fiennes 2012). When ideology it is still in dialectic with the past ideology, including and reacting to it. We live in layers of ideology, all the way down. This paper examines how past ideologies influence and hold humanity back from Utopia.

By establishing his credibility, referencing historical events and appealing to ethics and emotion, Berry is successful in writing an eye-catching and informative argument in order to broaden the perspective of his readers. His audience is now aware of their impact on the world, how it is up to them to change and the downfall of their meanings of idealism after reading Berry’s two-part essay. He effectively emphasizes these issues and could not be more accurate in his findings of how society

I could not define my way of thinking as any ideology because I grew up listening to very different perspectives. I am an American citizen, but I grew up in Mexico and I have always been hearing both sides of the country’s problem. My mom supports a more liberal ideology and my father has ended up giving up on hope and rather decides to vote for the PRD which seems to be the kind of party that would turn Mexico into a country like Cuba. Even though most of the times my parents don’t like any of the candidates, my parents still vote because they both know that not voting would be like giving away their personal vote.

Honneth has put forward the view that political and economic ideologies have a social basis, that is, they originate from intersubjective communication between members of a society. Honneth criticises the liberal state because it assumes that principles of individual liberty and private property are ahistorical and abstract, when, in fact, they evolved from a specific social discourse on human activity. Contra liberal individualism, Honneth has emphasised the inter-subjective dependence between humans; that is, our well-being depends on recognising others and being recognised by them. Democratic socialism, with its emphasis on social collectivism, could be seen as a way of safeguarding this

According to Zizek ideology is glasses that distorts our view. It’s a layer between us and reality. It blocks us from seeing what things really are. The function of ideology, for many critical theorists, is that it covers up power and domination. When we believe in a particular ideology, it makes it difficult for us to see who holds all the power in society and how this might be harmful to us. Zizek sees ideology as having three parts. First, ideology is a set of ideas. Second, Zizek thinks ideology has a material component, or put another way, ideology needs something concrete, like an organization, to help spread it. And finally, ideology becomes part of our social world.

Looking back at these two works written in the mid to late 19th century, it has become clear the benefits and detrimental aspects of the opinions of the writers. The statements and arguments made by each author will be considered in the general impact each philosopher had on the 21st century.

It is difficult to estimate when people began to create different theories, movements and ideologies with regards to what is positive and negative in the world that we live in. A part and parcel of human nature has always been an individual desire to be a part of the perfect world which unfortunately is mainly stimulated by individuals in power. Therefore this bore a disagreement and critique among minorities and has been exploding over the centuries in different forms of cultural movements.

While the use and understanding of philosophy goes widely unknown by a majority of the population today, a selective few have recognized its potential and utilized it to its fullest. In the following essay, three prominent philosophers; Bertrand Russell, Ayn Rand, and Christopher Hitchens. Each gives their insight to three important topics; the value of philosophy, using philosophy and its value, and the importance of freedom of speech. All of whom will be discussed, and agreement or disagreement will also be concluded and supported.

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Secondly, Tannen attempts to refute the misconception, held in the “culture of critique”, that “when both sides argue, the truth will emerge” by stating that the “truth is more likely to be found in the complex middle.” However, though this argument does not stand on its own, as it is intended, her subsequent explanation does give the refutation credibility. She reasons that the culture of critique leads reasonable people to waste effort defending themselves from misrepresentation by unreasonable opponents, instead of being constructive; champions of unsubstantiated positions are knowingly given credibility by the media, just so that there can be opposition.

When arriving upon one’s own political philosophy, these questions must be answered, in order to fully develop that philosophy. As for my own political philosophy, I too, answered these questions to guide myself to my final product. Along the way drawing influence from past philosophers, whom have been discussed in class.