Comparative Politics and Comparative Method

This article is very confusing. He starts off by outlining the scientific methods and sayin that many political scientists are trying to not use comparative studies anymore. The subtypes of comparatives method have the potential to decrease the effects of the methodological application in society.

The Allegory of the Cave

This is from Book VII of The Republic written by Plato and it is focusing on Socrates' allegory of the cave. They start off by telling a story about people living in caves and how their shadows are the only thing they believe in. One of the prisoners in the cave sees another person and it traumatized him and makes him change everything he has ever believed in. This one prisoner finally was able to break out of the cave and discovers what was in front of him when he walked out, the rest of the entire world. This is metaphorically told to us because us students need to come of out the "cave" regarding our education.

What do we really mean by art

Like I said before, art is a very debatable subject. Art is described as a concept that continuously changes. Maraviglia interviews many artists to determine all of their concepts with the arts. Each artist contributes something completely to the art would and it is very interesting because I did not think that there were so many factors contributing to art. There are many perspectives given off by art and they are continuing to evolve into something great.

Value of the Arts

There is a huge debate going on about the value of arts. Some people believe that art is pointless for society but others see it as self serving. Art makes people very educated, and educated people offer great contributions to the society. Art helps make people more social, so communication in society would be better. If everyone could socialize without drama then the community could combine and be great together and gain a lot of power. If we did not have arts, then this society would be very modern.

Of power, worth, dignity, honor, and worthiness

This article is from Chapter 10 of the book, Leviathan, written by Thomas Hobbes. This part of the book talks about the State of Nature. This is a very argumentative subject but Hobbes says that all men are created equal in everything, not just strength and intelligence. Every human being is different in their own way and they should not be forced to act a certain way. Hobbes doesn't argue with the State of Nature and believes that every man should be for himself.

Polictical Naturalism

This article, written by Miller, explains to us many of Aristotle's theories. The biggest one that is talked about is the one regarding city and state politics. Aristotle thought that society need help to survive, he thought that we could not do it on our own. He also believed that we had to reproduce, we cannot live alone. It is not healthy to live alone so we have to get married and reproduce. This is called State of Nature and it is very difficult to understand because many people have different interpretations on it.

A matter of honor

This article talks about braking the honor code academically in colleges. Most students and parents believe in the honor code because it is such a bid deal and we should all have been raised to obey the rules that are given to us. In my opinion, the honor code is a great thing because if students are going to try and cheat and lie their way through school, then they deserve to be punished for it. Every student should have enough respect to abide by the honor code but if not, they should be in trouble. I agree with every school having a strict honor code.