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I think political philosophy helps us as citizens know how our government thinks and how it was made.  Political philosophy has shaped the structure of our entire government for example the way Thomas Jefferson used the ideas/philosophy to write the Declaration of Independence, by Jefferson using Locke's philosophy he was able to help distinguish how he wanted us to be independent from Britain and to establish ourselves in the world. I think it is fairly important to study political philosophy because it just makes you understand how to relate to certain philosophical ideas, but I find it to be not as important in some cases because political philosophy is always changing just like people so i sometimes question the legitimacy of some philosophy since most of the time citizens will only listen to their family family values, and they're ideas of being a pre-determined republican or democrat. When really citizens base they're own philosophy on what the media shows.

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I think that political philosophy is the theory of which methods to enforce for political sovereignty or there lack of, for the benefit of the people in that state or nation. I like looking back in history and reading about different political structures and seeing what worked and what didnt, which is the main purpose it serves to society today, especially in more industrialized nations because they have the most wealth and power and indirectly rule the world. We can keep learning from history's mistakes and keep progressing in hopes that one day we live in a Utopian society, which is why i think political philosophy is important

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I think political philosophy is studied to help us get better in tune with our government and its economy. Most of us, like me, don't really understand government itself, much less the reason for the way it runs today. I think that is an important study because it informs people about their own government and it will later help them in constructing their own opinions about certain candidates in elections instead of just going by commercials and hear-say.

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This class was very interesting and I learned a lot. It did surprise me because I did not think we would have the type of readings we did. Overall it was really interesting what we were going over in class, discussing the points the philosiphers made. Their points had effect on the ideas and thoughts of some of todays political ideas. Political philosophy to me means the basics of our government and where it came from. This class made me have to go deep inside my brain to figure things out to try and answer questions.

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to me political philosophy is studying the foundations and ideas that have shaped our political world today as we know it. Being able to look back at and study how different people viewed political theory has in my opinion really helped other theorist in the future and help shaped all the different types of governments and cultures of the world. Learning about all the different views taht people have proposed throughout history has really opened up my mind about different topics of the world. 

Final blog- political philosophy

When I hear the word "politics", or "political philosophy  I kind of roll my eyes. However, after taking this class and reading our assignments each week, I really began to see how precedents were set long, long ago for the way that the political world operates today. Each piece that we read is somehow still relevant to the world today and how our governments are formed and interact. For example, in the readings about MLK and all the readings from week 7, ideas and issues are discussed in which one person stands up for what is right when it is an unpopular stance. Those people set standards for right and wrong and how much people would take before they said enough. That in particular I think is a huge aspect of today's political world- standing up for right and wrong even when the odds are against you, and feeling free to argue your point. All of the readings we were assigned throughout the semester really showed how governments don't just make their own way of doing things, they learn from the people and events of that past.

Political philosophy

Political philosophy is the study politics and rights. By learning about other political philosophies and views one will gain a more well rounded pint of view. The content of a political philosophy does not necessarily matter as long as its legit, it still helps provide a better understanding of politics and the world. Political philosophy helps provide answers regarding why there is government and how major decisions were made.