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Parent topics

•  philosophy: The study of the meaning and justification of beliefs about the most general, or universal, aspects of things. ^[e]
•  politics: The process by which human beings living in communities make decisions and establish obligatory values for their members. ^[e]

Subtopics

Philosophies

•  American conservatism: A diverse mix of political ideologies that contrast with liberalism, socialism, secularism and communism. ^[e]
•  Anarchism: Doctrine that all forms of government are undesirable and should be abolished. ^[e]
•  Capitalism: Economic system based on the private ownership of resources and industry for the purpose of profit. ^[e]
• Communitarianism: The view that the rights of the individuals to self-accomplishment should be balanced with duties and responsibilities toward society as well as by a stronger sense of the common good. ^[e]
•  Conservatism: A concept of political theory used as a shortcut to refer to a wide swath of people who allegedly hold similar values. The conservative ideal does not really exist, as no two people would likely define it exactly the same. Generalizations often made about conservatives may include that they wish to limit social change, preserve traditional family values, abhor homosexuality, revere the military and exhibit staunch patriotism for their country, believe in fiscal restraint, decry foreign immigration, and do not wish to fund support for people in need on grounds that they must be lazy. ^[e]
•  Globalization: The interaction of peoples, cultures, and businesses worldwide, which tend to overcome traditional national and cultural boundaries ^[e]
• Imperialism: Add brief definition or description

•  Justice: The concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, fairness, religion and/or equity. ^[e]
•  Liberalism: Economic and political doctrine advocating free enterprise, free competition and free will. A shortcut word grouping a swath of people who allegedly hold similar values. The liberal ideal does not really exist, as no two people would likely define it exactly the same. Some of the generalizations that people make about liberals include that they are open to social change, not tied to traditional family values, not militaristic, lacking in fiscal restraint, and socially tolerant. ^[e]
•  Liberal internationalism: A political philosophy that sees the greatest world benefits coming from an active movement to an international order, not necessarily world government ^[e]
• Libertarianism: Add brief definition or description
•  Monarchism: A state ruled by a monarchy – an unelected, sovereign individual Head of State - or support for such a state. ^[e]
• Multiculturalism: Add brief definition or description
•  Nationalism: Strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance. ^[e]
• Neoconservatism: Add brief definition or description
• Realism: Add brief definition or description
•  Social choice theory: The study of systems of collective decision-making. ^[e]
•  Social contract: Agreement among the members of an organized society or between the governed and the government defining and limiting the rights and duties of each. ^[e]
•  Utilitarianism: Philosophical doctrine created by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill which states that an action can be considered good to the extent that it increases the general level of happiness in society. ^[e]

Philosophers

•  Aristotle: (384-322 BCE) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, and one of the most influential figures in the western world between 350 BCE and the sixteenth century. ^[e]
•  Jeremy Bentham: (1748–1832) British utilitarian political philosopher. ^[e]
• Isaiah Berlin: Add brief definition or description
• Ronald Dworkin: Add brief definition or description
•  Milton Friedman: Capitalist, libertarian economist and political theorist and winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economics. ^[e]
• Francis Fukuyama: Add brief definition or description
• Samuel Huntington: Add brief definition or description
• H. L. A. Hart: Add brief definition or description
•  Thomas Hobbes: English political philosopher of the 17th century. ^[e]
•  Henry Kissinger: (1923—) American academic, diplomat, and simultaneously Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Secretary of State in the Nixon Administration; promoted realism (foreign policy) and détente with China and the Soviet Union; shared 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for ending the Vietnam War; Director, Atlantic Council ^[e]
• Vladimir Lenin: Add brief definition or description
•  John Locke: Add brief definition or description
•  Niccolò Machiavelli: Add brief definition or description
•  Karl Marx: Add brief definition or description
•  John Stuart Mill: Add brief definition or description
• Robert Nozick: Add brief definition or description
•  Plato: Add brief definition or description
•  Ayn Rand: Add brief definition or description
• John Rawls: Add brief definition or description
• Leo Strauss: Add brief definition or description
• Albert Wohlstetter: Add brief definition or description
•  Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Add brief definition or description