write an essay on the new science of politics in about 500 words
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New Science of Politics is book written by Eric Voegelin, first published in 1952 by the University of Chicago Press in Chicago and London.
Distributed within 6 chapters, the book even 70 years on, is still recognized as a turning point in new political science thought, forming the basis of all Western intellectual thought on politics in the half of the 20th century.
The book starts of with forewords from famous people acknowledging the book and it's impact on education and intellectual thought.
Followed by the Introduction of the book which covers several historical and philosophical development of political science and what the future would be.
The book further the goes on to the first chapter, called 'Representation and Existence' which goes back in history, back to Aristotle's view on world politicians and sociology and how that gave the rise to Western thought and which later had an impact on Europe and the rest of the world by the Middle Ages.
The book then gets very difficult for the layperson, using professional analogies, theories and many old Greek terms only, as Chapter 2,'Representation and Truth' picks up.
The book remains in the world world thought specially the Roman Empire, the make-up of their government and society in the 'The Struggle for Representation in the Roman Empire'
The chapters then lead on to more on the development of political thought in the modern world, mostly 17th century Europe, which included romanticism, a distaste of religion, rise of socialism and free thought and many other similar movements across the UK, Germany and France and of course the wider Europe.
The book goes on discussing different variations of modern political thought but ends by describing how this 'Modern' thought is now declining giving rise to a new political thought that will form as humans reach the 21st Century
The book instantly became famous when it was first published and was the basis of many a discussions in classrooms, lecture halls and in academic circles, all over the United States and the UK.
The book was also translated into numerous languages world-wide and even today, many academics go back to the book as the basis for their interest on the subject and their further research into the topic of Modern Political Thought.
What was interesting is that the book never gave any 'answers' or 'solutions' and simply should how human thought and politics developed and how they can develop in the future.
However, the authors thoughts and beliefs were certainly draconian and far away from the established norms of Keynesian economics or communism of the day which had just picked up in global prominence with the rise of the Soviet Union.
Of course, since the book was released the Soviet Union had ceased to exist and there are more democracies and capitalist economies in the world then ever before.
Overall, anyone with an interest in the subject of political science, any researcher or even a student who wants to learn more on the subject should definitely start with this book. It is equally good for students as well as professional researchers
Distributed within 6 chapters, the book even 70 years on, is still recognized as a turning point in new political science thought, forming the basis of all Western intellectual thought on politics in the half of the 20th century.
The book starts of with forewords from famous people acknowledging the book and it's impact on education and intellectual thought.
Followed by the Introduction of the book which covers several historical and philosophical development of political science and what the future would be.
The book further the goes on to the first chapter, called 'Representation and Existence' which goes back in history, back to Aristotle's view on world politicians and sociology and how that gave the rise to Western thought and which later had an impact on Europe and the rest of the world by the Middle Ages.
The book then gets very difficult for the layperson, using professional analogies, theories and many old Greek terms only, as Chapter 2,'Representation and Truth' picks up.
The book remains in the world world thought specially the Roman Empire, the make-up of their government and society in the 'The Struggle for Representation in the Roman Empire'
The chapters then lead on to more on the development of political thought in the modern world, mostly 17th century Europe, which included romanticism, a distaste of religion, rise of socialism and free thought and many other similar movements across the UK, Germany and France and of course the wider Europe.
The book goes on discussing different variations of modern political thought but ends by describing how this 'Modern' thought is now declining giving rise to a new political thought that will form as humans reach the 21st Century
The book instantly became famous when it was first published and was the basis of many a discussions in classrooms, lecture halls and in academic circles, all over the United States and the UK.
The book was also translated into numerous languages world-wide and even today, many academics go back to the book as the basis for their interest on the subject and their further research into the topic of Modern Political Thought.
What was interesting is that the book never gave any 'answers' or 'solutions' and simply should how human thought and politics developed and how they can develop in the future.
However, the authors thoughts and beliefs were certainly draconian and far away from the established norms of Keynesian economics or communism of the day which had just picked up in global prominence with the rise of the Soviet Union.
Of course, since the book was released the Soviet Union had ceased to exist and there are more democracies and capitalist economies in the world then ever before.
Overall, anyone with an interest in the subject of political science, any researcher or even a student who wants to learn more on the subject should definitely start with this book. It is equally good for students as well as professional researchers
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