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Political Science (Art/Science)

The document discusses whether politics should be considered an art or a science. It provides definitions and characteristics of both perspectives. Politics as an art is described as the expression of human creativity and problem-solving through negotiation and compromise without violence. Politics as a science is concerned with empirical observations, generating laws and theories to explain political phenomena, and determining distributions of power and resources. While politics involves creative problem-solving, it can also be studied scientifically to predict outcomes.

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Political Science (Art/Science)

The document discusses whether politics should be considered an art or a science. It provides definitions and characteristics of both perspectives. Politics as an art is described as the expression of human creativity and problem-solving through negotiation and compromise without violence. Politics as a science is concerned with empirical observations, generating laws and theories to explain political phenomena, and determining distributions of power and resources. While politics involves creative problem-solving, it can also be studied scientifically to predict outcomes.

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POLITICS IS AN ART VS.

POLITICS AS A SCIENCE

POLITICS AS AN ART POLITICS AS A SCIENCE


Art is defined as the expression or application
of human creative skill and imagination, Science is concerned with theoretical truth.
typically in visual form.
Politics is what states and governments do It can be a department of practical work
and it encompasses everything that concerns which still depends on knowledge and the
running the government like creating policies, conscious applications of the principles
holding public office, wielding authority,
making decisions and laws.
Riker (1982) believes that politics is in fact an
Politics is all about conflict resolution. It uses empirical discipline with an incisive and well-
tools like negotiation, conciliation and developed deductive theory. According to him
compromise to solve problems peacefully also, empirical observations man deducts laws
without violence. that he believes govern a subject. Similarly
with politics, man extrapolates laws from
empirical observations of society.

The classical definition of politics is that it is It deals with the system of governance, and
the exercise of control within society through the analysis of political activities, political
the making and enforcement of collective thoughts and political behavior.
decisions.
Politics is the art of compromise. It deals extensively with the theory and
practice of politics which is commonly thought
of as determining of the distribution of power
and resources.
It equips students with important skills such Politics is generally regarded as science
as problem solving, critical thinking, because political scientist employs scientific
distinguishing fact from opinion procedures in their analysis in order to explain
and predict social realities.
Art is concerned with the methods that lead to Political phenomenon can be observed,
accomplishing a goal. verified and quantified with a view to
generating laws that can used to explain or
study political issues or situations.
Politics is often described as an art due to it It is the science of governance, the means by
being a man-made creation. which the will of the community is arrived at
and implemented, the activities of
government, politician, or political party.
The practicality of politics and political
behavior is unquestionably an art, therefore if It can also be the pursuit and exercise of
the study of politics was geared towards the political power necessary to make binding
practice of it that would surely it must be policy decisions for the community.
considered an art.

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