Political philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Political philosophy is the study of the fundamental questions about the state, government, politics, property, law and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it should take and why, what the law is, and what duties citizens owe to a legitimate government, if any, and when it may be legitimately overthrown - if ever. ..."
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Political Science, by Sheldon Richman, 18 May 2007 Related Topics: Ethics, Private Property Reviews Frank Van Dun's 1986 paper titled "Economics and the Limits of Value-Free Science" and its implications for making an objective case for ethics, freedom and private property "This brings us to political theory and the objective case for freedom. ... This has serious implications at the social and political level ... a truth seeker cannot advocate any political system that imposes limits on peaceful action and thought -- that is, which sanctions the initiation of force -- without implicitly contradicting herself."
Epistemology and Politics: Ayn Rand's Cultural Commentary, by David Kelley, Navigator, Dec 2004 Related Topics: Epistemology, Ayn Rand "In the United States, the impact of altruism is blunted by the spirit of individualism and by a political system based on individual rights; nevertheless, appeals to sacrifice and service are the primary cultural cause for the growth of government, especially the welfare state."
