Final Blog

I think that political philosophy is using philosophy to understand current politics, and also politics of the past. Leviathan used philosophy to introduce laws. He said that people need laws so their lives are not short and "brutish". We used people like Marx to learn about social classes. Marx talked about the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. They were sort of upper and middle class. Adam Smith used philosophy to describe the market and economy. I think that laws, social classes, and the economy are all important aspects of politics and government. Leviathan, Marx, and Smith used what they observed and believed was right to help try to create a better government. The works of all of these philosophers help us to realize what works and what doesn't work today. We are influenced by the work of all of these writers in some way.