Table of contents
-Introduction
-Theories of his works
- Case Study
-Praises and Criticisms of Laswell’s Work
- Other areas where Harold Laswell was also known
-Reference
HAROLD DWIGHT LASWELL
He ls an American political scientist and a Communications Theorist who was popular for his extensive research in the areas of Politics. He was also a leader in the applications of Psychology principles to Politics and also in designing a structure of Politics which is based on theories of Natural Sciences.
He was born and raised in Donnellson, Illinois, to a Presbyterian clergyman father and a school teacher mother.
As a result of his good school results, he was given a grant to study sociology at the University of Chicago and graduated in 1922.He received a PhD from the same institution at the age of 24 in 1926. His final thesis which was on Propaganda Technique in the World War written in 1927 is in the forefront in the studies and research of Communication Theories.
Harold Laswell later attended the universities of London, Geneva, Paris and Berlin – and he focused on Sigmund Freud ideas which was instrumental to his psychological approach in Political Science.
He was one of the most creative and deep thinking political scientist during his era, who had a Multidisciplinary Academic background and yet did not major in any specific areas or disciple but choose to celebrate the Multi-Dimensional Nature of his works.
One area in which he focused on, is the
He was one of those uncommon geniuses who sprung up occasionally produced revolutions and overturned the established order of things.
strong supporter of the american system and a war hawk. known as the “great compromiser” outlined the compromise of 1850
he was a unique person who affected many people’s lives. Some would identify him as a rebel,
Most knew him as a leader. At the center of a revolution he made his mark. The start of a change began slowly. Those around the world learned of the controversy. His accomplishment led to the presidency of a certain college.
Each of these aspects would influence his unsentimental outlook of the social, political, and governance issues that he would later inform people of in his most famous works (28). This viewpoint of his can clearly be seen in all his works.
As an idealist philosopher, he valued the power of the mind and the imagination of physical reality (Claypool 3). In the summer of 1924 he spent time at Gurdjieffs schools. He became a disciple and led Gurdjieff groups in New
He was the leader of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction. This caused him to be a mysterious figure in history.
Psychologist, born in Susquhanna, Pa. He studied at Harvard, teaching there (1931-6, 1947-74). A leading behaviorist, he is a proponent of operant conditioning, and the inventor of the Skinner box for facilitating experimental observations.
Art is an incredible medium when used to its fullest potential. What I mean by that is; it has the capabilities to surround the viewer with its imagery and play with the emotions. Paintings are particulary effective in doing this through the use of color tones and ‘temperature’. For example; El Greco used a lot of blue and green throughout his body of work. The outcome is that the subject matter comes off as ghostly and perhaps a little alien. This is in high contrast to Georgia O’Keeffe’s desert paintings, which utilise reds, yellows, and browns to create a ‘warm’ and appealing landscape.
A legal text is part of the social history of a people. In the reading of Exod 21 and 221 there is a plurality of violence. Particularly, the Covenant Code makes visible several categories of women who suffer some kind of violence: slaves delivered by their master as a wife to another slave (21:3-5), daughters that are sold by their father (21:7-11), mothers that are slapped and cursed in the family (21 :15-17), slaves physically punished (21 :20, 21, 26-27), pregnant women
John Mearsheimer is an American professor of politology of the University of Chicago, was born on the 14th of December of 1947. John Mearsheimer is well-known among scholars as the author of a theory of offensive realism and his book “The Tragedy of Great Powers Politics”.
B.F. Skinner was one of the most influential theorists in modern psychology. His work was very important and has been studied by many for years. Skinner was a very straightforward man and a very educated man. His theories have helped mankind in many ways. He has studied the behavior patterns of many living organisms. Skinner was a well-published writer. His work has been published in many journals. He also has written many books on behaviorism. His most important work was the study of behaviorism.
One of the most frequently mentioned reasons to explain the pay gap between men and women is the fact that women leave the workforce to have children (Santos). Women are the only sex biologically capable of giving birth to children and in our patriarchal society, they are, more often than not, the ones to take care of the children they birth. When women reach their 30s, they “are most likely to have young children” (Santos). The choice that parents must make is between a working mother and paying daycare fees or stay-at-home mother and no daycare fees. According to Maricar Santos, childcare costs are “$11,666 per child, per year.” If a mother works full time one-third or more of her salary will go directly to childcare costs. If this
In addition to the difference of purpose between arts and sciences, which we have discussed above, a further distinction is offered by Lasswell (1958) that may be considered by some as somewhat biased: “The science of politics states conditions; the philosophy of politics justifies preferences.” He distinguishes between “the science of politics” and “the philosophy of politics” on the same grounds as the fact-value dichotomy of logical positivism. He appears to be implying that political philosophy (which, for the purpose of this essay, would fall under the jurisdiction of art) “justifies preferences” in the sense that it provides rationalizations for the personal preferences of the theorist of political philosophy (Horwitz, 1962). Science, on the other hand, uses only facts and empirical data as its tools of analysis. This overt process of analysis minimizes the scope for bias by the researcher (Pierce, 2008). Moreover it promises an impartial and reliable means of distinguishing ‘truth’ from ‘falsehood’ and gives us access to objective knowledge about the political world (Heywood, 2002). However the fact/value dichotomy is not as clearly defined as is assumed here. Values are deeply involved in the identification of facts as well as their description and examination since all political scientists enter research with at least some presumptions about their
Throughout his public life, he embodied for many people an ideal of persistence, tolerance and personal strength. In my opinion, it is the combination of these qualities that made him an outstanding person and a globally recognized leader. Neither persistence without strength, nor strength without tolerance would suffice to turn around the life of