Knowledge: political philosophy
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- Foundations of Political Theory
http://www.apsanet.org/~theory/ - Foundations of Political Theory organized section of the American Political Science Association
- An Ideological Division
http://members.tripod.com/~GOPcapitalist/polsp.html - Offering non-traditional definitions of conservatism, liberalism, libertarianism, socialism, and the role of the moderate
- Political Systems
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/street/pl38/sect2.htm - All the major political systems explained, from anarchy through capitalism and socialism to theocracy.
- External Evolution of Human Species
http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/milton/864 - A site based on books written by the sites author on the evolution of human organization: by its size (through tribe, city-state, state, and empire) and by its quality (through monarchy and republic).
- The Nature of Pure Democracy
http://www.ourcivilisation.com/democrat.htm - The nature and significance of the appearance of democracy in a civilization.
- The Perfect Law of Liberty
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/4516/ - Explores what freedom is and its relationship to law, the proper role of government, and which forms of government are best.
- The Briney Ethical Trust
http://www.the-bet.org/ - A qualified public charity established to promote ethics in politics and government.
- Biblical Theocracy
http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/bth/ - Topics discussed include Aristotle's politics, pros and cons of Christian Democracy, the practical possibility of theocracy.
- The Green Book
http://mathaba.net/gci/gc27 - Political, Economic and Social basis of the 'Third Universal Theory' in the three parts of The Green Book, the philosophy of Muammar Al Qathafi.
- On Equality
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/index.htm - The many principles of equality foisted on egalitarianism, and their worth by Prof. Ted Honderich.
- Neoliberalism
http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/neoliberalism.html - Attempts to summarise neoliberalism as a philosophy, not simply as economics.
- Hierarchic Democracy and the Necessity of Mass Civil Disobediance
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/ted5.htm - Ted Honderich on how gross differentials in economic power, and hence political power, make a mockery of conventional assumptions about "liberal democracy", as practiced in the United States and Britain.
- TYSK - The Philosophy of Government Department
http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/gov_philosophy/phil_of_government.htm - Links to articles and essays on the formulation of the U.S. government from an "original intent" perspective.
- What is Government?
http://www.geocities.com/humanitiesproj/ - An essay about the origination and evolution of government including an analysis of the history of government based upon the ideas of John Lock, Thomas Paine, and Aristotle.
- School of Cooperative Individualism
http://www.cooperativeindividualism.org/ - A website introducing visitors to the socio-political philosophy of cooperative individualism, as espoused by champions of individual liberty Thomas Paine, Henry George and others of like mind. The website also contains an internal search engine and extensive library of reference materials, readings, links to other websites and a discussion forum.
- Political Philosophy
http://academics.vmi.edu/psy_dr/political_philosophy.htm - Definitions for four main kinds of political philosophy by professor Duncan Richter.
- Serendipity: Liberty and Democracy
http://www.serendipity.li/jsmill.html - John Stuart Mill's essay On Liberty,other articles deaing with liberty, freedom and democracy.
- Equality
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/equality/ - Survey of social and political equality; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Stefan Gosepath.
- Constitutionalism
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/constitutionalism/ - Philosophical survey of the idea that government should be limited in its powers by law; from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Wil Waluchow.
- Price and Anti-Prince
http://www.geocities.com/danielmacryan/ - Machiavelli's The Prince and of Frederick the Great's response, Anti-Machiavel threaded together, chapter by chapter. Full electronic texts.
- How to Make Russia a Normal Country
http://matthew-maly.ru - Publication by Matthew Maly on Russian transition to democracy and market economy. Bio, resume, articles and books.
- America In Crisis: The Triumph of Political Correctness
http://members.aol.com/williefank/pc-essay.htm - Essay by Wm. B. Fankboner, an analysis of political correctness and its more sinister effects on American society.
- The Chains of the Consitution
http://www.cassiodorus.com/ - Essay exploring the history of American constitutionalism.
- PoliticalThought.com
http://www.politicalthought.com - Links relevant to political philosophy and theorists. Including some book reviews.
- Where are the Meek?
http://www.freshcleanday.com - Essay by Barry Lenoardini suggesting a less mechanized approach to the pursuit of one's life. Author, table of contents and introduction.
- Radical Centrism.org
http://radicalcentrism.org/ - About the philosophical basis of the Radical Middle movement. Manifesto, papers, and links.
- International Political Theory
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IntlPolTheory/ - Mailing list for anyone interested in discussing the intersection between international relations and political theory.
- Sovereignty
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sovereignty/ - Modern notion of political authority of supreme authority within a territory; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Dan Philpott.
- Conservativism and Christian Democracy
http://www.davidwilletts.org.uk/ccoarticle.jsp?type=speech§ionID=2&objectID=81937 - Text of a speech by David Willetts, Conservative MP for Havant (UK), tracing the history of the conservative and Christian Democracy movements and contrasting their origins, aims, and directions, particularly in regard to public services.
- We Only Need One Law
http://www.libertyandlaw.org/ - Online book covering the structural limitations of democracy and opportunities for refinement.
- Identities: How Governed, Who Pays?
http://www.ku.edu/carrie/texts/carrie_books/paksoy-7/ - Serialized amateur study of group identity politics, social conflict, and political philosophy in history by H.B. Paksoy.
- Political Theory Daily Review
http://www.politicaltheory.info/ - A portal weblog on political theory and philosophy, updated every weekday. Links to articles and essays that can be read free of charge and that are relevant to the field of political theory, broadly conceived to cover a wide range of subjects, perspectives, and methodologies. There are also several supporting pages that serve as guides for resources found online.
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