‘authority’ or ‘authoritive rule’‚ dates back as far back as ancient Greece. The word ‘politics’ stems from the Greek word polis‚ meaning ‘city -state’. In ancient Greece‚ society had been divided into individual city-states‚ one of these states was Athens. Therefore politics can be recognized as the affairs of the polis‚ thus ‘what concerns the state’. This idea of politics was praised by Greek philosophers Aristotle and Plato. It involves only focusing on the personnel and the machinery of government
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What is philosophy... and particularly political philosophy? Philosophy is a broad or specific study of areas concerned with existence‚ values‚ ethics‚ knowledge and reason. The word philosophy is rooted in the Greek word philosophia which literally meant ‘the love of knowledge’ So questioning human existence is one example: Does God really exists etc. Important as well are questions about what we know and what we can know; both constitute the area of philosophy known as epistemology (the theory
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-1- Sociology Among the Social Sciences Mattei Dogan Source: Encyclopedia of Sociology‚ 2nd Edition‚ E. Borgatta and R. Montgomery (eds.)‚ pp. 2913-2927 The relationship between sociology and the other social sciences is in reality relationship between sectors of different disciplines‚ not between whole disciplines. Sociology is one of the most open disciplines toward other disciplines. This openness is manifested in the citation patterns in academic publications‚ which allow one to measure
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discuss the following question: “Should sports development focus on the development of elite sport or the development of a wider social agenda?” The main purpose of sports development is to focus on increasing participation and physical activity for children‚ younger adults and older people creating stronger and healthier communities. “Development encourages more people to take part in sport generally” (Sports Development Officer‚ n.d). Sports development is also vital in order to develop clubs‚ to
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All throughout history art has thrived in most prospering civilizations. These works of art are very often expressed the political‚ social‚ and economic conditions of the time period in which they were created. The Egyptian pyramids and the Gothic Cathedrals are the epitome of works of art that express political‚ social‚ and economic conditions. The Egyptian pyramids date back to Ancient Egypt from 3200 B.C- 500 B.C. The Ancient Egyptians created these pyramids for many reasons. They reflected
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all his learning and wisdoms acquired during the course of life. The common theme around all these delivery methods was to impart an all-round personality development and character building to the individual. And it was this holistic approach towards education and life in general‚ that India could sustain its lead on economic‚ social and political front for a long time. Institutes Shape Human Behavior “There is some ’threshold ’ effect‚ beyond which‚ further increments in knowledge or improved attitudes
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territory and using public opinion data from sources ‚ to what extent is political culture less dependent on local culture as a result of recent technological developments.” Political culture is the particular set of orientations‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ and preconceptions which are shared by members of the society‚ which give meaning to their political process‚ and which provide the underlying assumptions that govern their political behaviour and public policies (Lawrence 6). On the other hand we have
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daily and how this was associated to “increased depression‚ loneliness‚ and smaller social circles” (Ahn‚ p. 7). I found this issue resonated with me because I was one of the victims who experienced reduction in personal well-being due to the internet. I was a student with low self-esteem and afraid of social interaction during my freshman year in high school. The year was 2005 and that was the time when social network sites went viral (i.e.‚ Facebook). When an adolescent is feeling depressed
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE REALITY BITES. ABSTRACT Development in society is a continuous phenomenon‚ triggered by technological innovations‚ human values and a synergistic association of the duo. Such an association inevitably creates ripples of enhancement in productivity‚ solidarity and security of a society leading to developments in many a dimension of the social entity. The Paper attempts to locate the association of information technology in social enhancement. The paper
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In Athens’ quest for a great empire‚ they planned to dominate their lesser foes‚ add to their empire‚ and show their strength; these pursuits brought them to the city of Melos. Melos was a small island in the Aegean Sea and a colony of Sparta‚ but they where a neutral state; they were not allied with either side. They had not been involved in the Peloponnesian war as of yet‚ and did not plan on getting involved. Then‚ Athens came‚ demanding surrender and tribute‚ but Melos chose to resist‚ rather
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