Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts & Programs of Human Sciences)

The Importance of Political Theory in Relation to Political Science of Reviewing the Book Understanding Political Theories

Document Type : Research

Author

Sayyed Reza Shakeri

Assistant Professor of Humanities Research Institute of Academic Affairs

Abstract
In his book “Understanding Political Theories”, Spragens distinguishes between political science and political theory. The crises and problems in the domain of American politics lead the similar scholars to think that the extreme activism in American politics has deviated politics from its ultimate end which is management and public good. This issue became a motivation to write this article to show that alongside the high contribution of political science to the analysis and understanding of practical politics, the contribution of political theory should also be seen and it should be explained that although political theory is not a substitute for political science for Spragens, it fundamentally redesigns policy responsibilities in relation to goals and ideals of classics of Western politic thoughts. This article has an explanatory method and is based on the author's pattern i.e. focusing on the internal logic in political theory as well as explaining the concept of 'relation' as a category having both independent sides and guarantying the internal indicators of the relationship. The result is that the policy activism sometimes removes the main goal which is pursuing the public good from practical policy. Political theory can, with its diagnostic, critical, and concrete functions warns policy about forgetting the public affairs and invite scholars to a continuous solution.

Keywords

Spragens
Political theory
Politics
Responsibility
Life and Human

Subjects

اسپریگنز، توماس(1392) فهم نظریه‌های سیاسی، ترجمه فرهنگ رجایی، تهران، آگاه، چاپ نهم.
اسکینر، کوئنتین (1391 ) بینش‌های علم سیاست، جلد اول .
اشتراوس، لئو (1373) فلسفه‌ی سیاسی چیست ؟، ترجمه: فرهنگ رجایی، تهران: علمی و فرهنگی.
تیلور ، چارلز و رجایی ، فرهنگ (1393) زندگی فضیلت‌مندانه در عصر سکولار ، تهران اگاه
فروند ، ژولین (1384) سیاست چیست ؟ ترجمه عبدالوهاب احمدی ، تهران اگاه
وبر ، ماکس (1390) دانشمند و سیاستمدار ، ترجمه : احمد نقیب زاده ، تهران : نشر علم
یونسی، مصطفی (1387 ) نسبت فلسفه سیاسی و فلسفه زبان افلاطون، تهران، رخداد نو.
 
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Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts & Programs of Human Sciences)
Volume 16, Issue 41
Winter 2016
Pages 97-115

  • Receive Date 12 March 2016
  • Revise Date 25 January 2017
  • Accept Date 25 May 2016

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