What is politics?

2. ‘A good Catholic
doesn't meddle in
politics.' That's not true.
That is not a good path.
A good
Catholic meddles in
politics, offering the best
of himself - so that those
who govern can govern.
-Pope Francis

3. Learning Outcomes:
1. Develop critical thinking in defining the
nature and scope of politics.
2. Explain the difference between politics
as art and politics as science.
3. Promote the appreciation
of the importance of politics
and Political Science.

4. “The study of the
affairs of the Polis:
which he defined
as the most
sovereign and
inclusive
association.”
PLATO

5. The end of politics
is the best of ends;
and the main
concern of politics is
to engender a
certain character in
the citizens and to
make them good
and disposed to
perform noble
actions.
ARISTOTLE

6. “politics is a natural
phenomenon that cannot
be evaded by man. But as a
reminder, he further
emphasized that ―man is
not ordained to the body
politic according to all that
he is and has. Contentment
and full splendor of each
human individual will
always be found in the
arms of God.
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

7. “The end justifies the
means.”
He asserted that good
rulers sometimes have
to learn "not to be
good" in order to
maintain the stability of
the state.
NICCOLO
MACHIAVELLI

8. From the various views presented, we can construe
that POLITICS is:
1. Inherent in society and people cannot evade the
practice of such. The term ―politicians‖ does not
only encompass the people we vote during elections
but also includes commoners in society;
2. Important in the affairs of the state and the
government and involves power relationships;
3. An undertaking that advances the welfare of the
governed but does not totally depend on the efforts of
the governor; and
4. A process whose character is shaped by the people
engaging in it.

14. POLITICAL MENU

16. "Power is the probability that
one actor within a social
relationship will be in a
position to carry out his will
despite resistance, regardless
of the basis on which this
probability rests."

17. "By power is meant the ability of
individuals or group to make their
own concerns or interests count,
even where others resists.
Power sometimes involves the
direct use of force, but is almost
always accompanied by the
development of ideas (ideology)
which justify the actions of the
powerful."

18. • What is power?
–The ability to affect the behavior of
others.
KINDS OF POWER
1. Legitimate power:Power granted
through the organizational structure, it is
the power accorded people occupying
particular positions as defined by the
organization.
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19. 2. Reward power: The power to give or
withhold rewards, such as:
•Salary increases.
•Bonuses.
•Promotion.
•Recommendation.
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20. 3. Coercive power - The power to
force compliance by means of
psychological, emotional, or physical
threat.
4. Referent power- The personal
power that accrues to someone based
on identification, imitation, loyalty,
or charisma.
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21. 5. Expert Power - The personal
power that accrues to someone based
on the information or expertise that
they possess.
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22. AUTHORITY
A first sense of authority is theoretical authority or expertise.
The second is practical authority. This is the sense in which a
person can be an ‘authority figure’. An authority can get us to
act in particular ways, because they have power.
There are two senses of practical authority. In the descriptive
sense of practical authority, and Normative sense.
In the normative sense, a state has practical authority if its
authority in the descriptive sense is legitimate. In this case, it
means that the practical authority is right, justified, supported
by good reasons).

23. LEGITIMACY
The term legitimate comes from
the Latin for ‘lawful’.
In the most basic sense, a state is
legitimate if it exists and operates
according to the law.

24. INFLUENCE
• The action or process of producing effects on the
actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of another or
others.
• Influence is the process of changing someone's
behavior.
It's about being able to move things forward,
without pushing, forcing or telling others what to
do.
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33. “ A human
being is by
nature a social
animal.”
All men are by
nature free and
equal.

34. "Man is born free but everywhere is
in chains."
(1712-1778)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau