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Definition:
A political party's "platform" is an organized statement of that party's beliefs, doctrines, and even policy
or legislative proposals. Specific issues addressed in a platform are called "planks" - thus, the "abortion
plank" in the Republican Party's platform is a statement in opposition to easily obtained, legal abortions
based upon the premise that there exists a "right to life" right from the moment of conception.
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What are Political and Legal Philosophy
The Philosophy of Politics and the Philosophy of Law are often studied separately, but they are presented here jointly because they both come back to the same thing: the study of force. Politics is the study of political force in the general community, while jurisprudence is the study of how laws can and should be used to achieve political and social goals.What is Philosophy?
What is philosophy? Is there any point in studying philosophy, or is it a useless subject? What are the different branches of philosophy - what's the difference between aestheitcs and ethics? What's the difference between metaphysics and epistemology?
