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Question Is philosophy above politics?

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October 10, 2005

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Alexander George

October 15, 2005 (changed October 15, 2005) Permalink

There is a branch of philosophy called "political philosophy" (questions pertaining to it are in the category Justice). I take politics most broadly to be the practice or process of managing groups of people. Political philosophy is rather a branch of inquiry that seeks to determine whether political power (the force used by those who manage groups of people) can be justified and, if it can be, what conditions or arrangements need to be in place before it can be.

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