Introduction to Political Philosophy

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Ultimately, political philosophy is an exploration of human nature and the way in which certain understandings about human nature inform the search for the political and social order best suited to maximize human potential. As the oldest of the social sciences, political philosophy is ultimately concerned with the issue of human happiness--how should one live in order to achieve it; and what social and political order is most conducive to individual and community happiness. Topics may include discussions of human nature, justice, conceptions of community, types of regimes, human rights, ethics, morality and moral order, and the way understandings of human nature inform the conceptions of the origins and shape of political and social order, etc.