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PhuturePriest

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That's true. Although, in as much as I have studied any philosophy, I am more of a student of epistemology and metaphysics than political philosophy. I just seems more important to me, because you can derive most of the rest from that point.

 

Well, as I said about building a foundation, going back to pure philosophy is ideal, but not everyone gets the chance (or would be willing to.)  for someone like yourself you could probably read a quick summary of Rousseau's social contract and see where he went wrong and how it influenced the french revolution.
 

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I haven't particularly read blogs or books about all the political philosophies, but I love history, and so have read an extensive amount on America's founding and the principals behind it. I highly disagree with the Founding Fathers on many of their ideas, as well as the philosophies that came from the French Revolution.

Which ideas if you don't mind me asking?

 

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Well, as I said about building a foundation, going back to pure philosophy is ideal, but not everyone gets the chance (or would be willing to.)  for someone like yourself you could probably read a quick summary of Rousseau's social contract and see where he went wrong and how it influenced the french revolution.
 

 

This is actually where I tend to run into trouble, because I read works like that at face value using my more underlying understanding and then find that I can't converse with people who are well studied in political philosophy and don't see the underlying stuff. :P The basic level of understanding then becomes very different between me and the typical lover of politics, which generally results in me being frustrated by mis-matched jargon and accused of being a dunce. :P

 

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Forget silly factions and labels and just be Catholic. I'm getting to the point where I feel democracy is overrated ; )

Well, all the study should be in the pursuit of truth, not the justification of a pre-determined ideological system.

 

This is actually where I tend to run into trouble, because I read works like that at face value using my more underlying understanding and then find that I can't converse with people who are well studied in political philosophy and don't see the underlying stuff. :P The basic level of understanding then becomes very different between me and the typical lover of politics, which generally results in me being frustrated by mis-matched jargon and accused of being a dunce. :P

If I had to guess, that's probably because they are really more political scientists than political philosophers.  But even if you never use it in conversation, understanding it still has value. 

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I honestly wasn't satisfied with the way that quiz came out, though. I don't disagree that I care more about people than I do about money, but I feel as if I got that result because the wording in a lot of those questions wasn't right, and there wasn't a "middle-ground' button to push, either.

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