Title: "Socio-Political Foundations of Education"

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Prepared By:
Roxanne Jane M. Ballecer

3. Political Science as a
Discipline of Study
and as a Social
Science

4. awareness of the political legacies of the ages, the developments in the
field, and the problems and the issues besetting the community where
one lives and resides as a citizen.
to acquire strong desire and commitment to the tasks and functions of
citizenship and crucial part of their education in socio-political
consciousness.
to become lifetime advocates of authentic and transformative politics
aided of certain perspectives constructed for the purpose.
To highlight the socialitarian advocacy enabling the students/teachers
to envision the possibilities of perfecting society as aspired by past
visionaries and pursued by other concerned groups at present

5. is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state,
government, and politics.
Originated from the Greek word “polis” which means CITY (the
Ancient Greek City States)
Politics
Consists of regulating a collective body of people
through lawful governance.
Socio-Political dimensions of education
Consists of adopting, applying or imparting social values to the use of
power in the governance of the state.

6. In principle, is carried out by the state
authorities in view of attaining
common good and social good of
society.

7. Common Good
- the goods that are necessary for fulfilling the
basic and higher needs integral to human
dignity and social life as well.
Social Good
– pertains to social life, social rights and social
values that render group life desirable.
Social Life
– is a collective life that gives rise to the
governing body of the society as the state

8. Social Rights
- are group entitlements which protect collective interests
and concerns against violation or domination of other
groups regardless of their majority or minority in status.
- - are the basis of Social Values
Socialitarian Imperatives
- Are the collective existence of people in villages, towns,
cities and national societies; the just state, social purpose,
common good, public interests, rule of law, civil liberty and
social rights.

10. Social nurturance
Social tolerance
Social liberty
Social preservation
Social justice
Social responsibility
Social peace, safety and protection
Solidarity, historical integrity, social perfectibility
Economic sufficiency and cultural identity

12. Ancient Times
– the formulation and passing of Laws , and the first instances of political
thought.
 narrow limitations
 shocking violence in idea and method
 degree of governing efficiency of governance
 a discriminate perusal thoughts
 notorious instances of unsocial pronouncements and practices
Examples:

13. Hammurabi
- an Amorite King who ruled his subjects albeit
with a code of Law.
Code of Hammurabi
-a code with the makings of a legal system
It did not include the principle of equality in its
application to the different classes of people in the
kingdom while the and religion were integrated in
the life of the people, the same institutions were
used in most cases to restrict one’s mind and
speech through burdensome rites and dogmas,
while also limiting opportunities for economic
improvement and educational advancement on the
part of the subjects,

16. Pre-Christian times
-significant religious thought and philosophical wisdom, the priority is
the individual value
Notable Philosopher and Thinkers
– have positively guided human and social conduct through their
teaching and philosophical principles
Zoroaster of Persia – the individual value in meta-physical terms,
founder of Zorostrianism
Hippocrates of Coz in Greece-“Father of Medicine”, he urged the
adherence to the principles of confidentiality and fairness in the
treatment of the people of whatever status. He adhered to the ideas of
respect for life and refraining from mischief and corruption as
professionally forbidden by one’s calling.
Confucius of China

17. Gautama Buddha
– his eightfold path, a guide to human behavior in relation to others, it
demonstrates the need to consider the interest and intrinsic good of
another fellow.

18. Lao Tzu
though high of the human being by earmarking for him/her the way
to his/her truer nature.

19. Jesus Christ
– shining day star born in upholding and living the precepts of respect,
care and love

20. -rise of Plato and Aristotle who devised the
concept of Justice, Rule of Law, end of state,
common good and constitutional rule which were
first formed in their city-state.
*City- being derived from the family is a “perfect
community”

21. Aristotle -the first Greek social thinker who formulated
socio-political ideas which were essentially subscribed to
and endorsed by Marsilio de Padua, he is the student of
Plato, formed his own political masterpiece Politics
*politics – emphasized on the idea of liberalism “consent of
governed”, this work is focused on the rule of law in
governance, and the need for revolution when the interest
of the citizens is no longer served.
Cicero’s Republic – the good of the community or society
as a whole is found in the different forms of life, thought and
action.
Stoics -concept of natural law, equality of all men and
universal brotherhood
Panaetius of Greece – concept on the people and
commonwealth

22. Birth of modern Theorist who made in depth conceptions of
the medieval thought
John of Salisbury (1080 – 1180)
Jesuits, Halifax (1881 - 1959)
Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)

24. rule of Law- legitimizes the relationship between the ruler
and the people.
Law – gives order and continuity to social life.
Justice – is the conformity of the law to the underlying
principles of the nature

25. Eternal Law- is the highest kind of law it comes from the
power and it constitutes the strength of God (e.g Biblical
Rules and law)
Natural Law –based on the right reason which is self-
evident, simple and clearly free from doubt, the concept of
natural law is the fundamental principle underpinning the
civil law in every nation. Is a seat of moral judgment the
basis of all legally constituted power tasked to rule to the
people.

26. Marsilio de Padua
-formulated the principle that the power of the society to rule
itself and its members is an inherent property of social
group. Whatever the extent of this political power, it is
derived from the community and it exists for the welfare of
the community.
* community – is composed of different classes of
members doing their natural functions of contributing to the
general welfare or common good (e.g. peasants and
technical workers supply the goods and revenues for the
government, where the soldiers defend the state and where
the officials manage its affairs for the sake of the people)

27. John of Salisbury (1080 – 1180)
-his work of Policratus, which talks about the universality of
law, which means that the law should apply to everyone in
the community without exception

28. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
-discussed the source and derivations of law
-stated that nature and society forms a system where the
higher in the position and power rules over the lower

29. Hugo Grotius (1583-1645)
-expanded the meaning of law in the context of social life,
Grotius conceived natural law as being consonant with
justice precisely because a person who possesses it by
virtue is also a social being living peacefully with others.

31. Althusius
-his political theory embodies a social contract which is
naturalistic in character, he elevated the concept to a level
of explanatory adequacy concerning human social
grouping, this is based on Stoic’s idea of the inherent social
nature of men and women.

32. Social Contract
corresponds to the Aristotelian idea of community where individuals
agree to be “dwellers together” and sharers of goods and services
which the association provides.

33. Hobbes
the contract is an agreement between the absolute ruler
and the people. The people will obey the ruler’s rule for their
own good.

34. John Locke
the social covenant among the people and second
covenant between the people and the government to
provide peace, protection and social order for the
constituents and political body itself.

35. Marquis of Halifax of England
the need of any individual person for self-development. The genuine
strength of the Government rests on its responsiveness to this need,
without this concern for the constituents in their individual status, force
or constitution of a government has neither a measure of validity nor
any reason for being.

36. John Jacques Rousseau
social compact embodies the general will that is formed
when every member surrenders his/her own freedom.

37. Liberalism
-contains the goals and means of attaining the
common goods of a community. This is based on and composed
of natural law and the immortal human.
Liberal Governance
-means ensuring individual freedom
And civil liberty, in which the only remedy is education
Liberal Government
-upholds political freedom.
Holbach
– proposed that granting that men are rational, they should
be left free to follow their reason, see their real interests and likewise
pursue such interests.

38. General Will
-governed by conventions not by reasons
-is always right and moral
Social Freedom
- result of the moral development of the community

40.
John Stuart Mill
-“On Liberty”, he stressed that the social welfare is the concern worth having for
all men of goodwill.
-freedom and integrity are intrinsic goods apart from their contribution to
happiness.
-advocate free inquiry and discussion, and the making of moral judgment and
action
Thomas Hill Green
-an English idealist of Oxford who subscribed to the idea that human nature is
fundamentally social, for him the “self is a social self”
Concept of “Positive Freedom”