2. Political Science
Is concerned with the study of governments and institution.
Aristotle
“Father of political science considered as the master of sciences”
It also studies and focuses on state and international community
It is considered a social science for it studies man in the process of
governing himself
Political science studies the present from of the state with all the
socio-economic objectives of the government that was formed because
of historical maturity
It also dwells on plans of the state to develop its current situation and
predict to grow and improvement politics activity of government for
the good of the people.
3. Studying political science requires scientific method that focuses on social
phenomenon .
It can be right or wrong stable or not and desirable or undesirable for the
state true evaluation
Example:
Federal government in the Philippines would maximize resources and
will have option development in government as well as the society . Some
would criticize the form of government that it is not stable for the
Philippines.
Empirical on the other hand is purely informative it can be observe and
verified by repeated observation
4. Although they have their own specialized scope the
two still complement each other .political science
uses fact and data of economics to come up with
effective and efficient laws and policies that would
benefit the society.
economics is also closely related with political
science.
5. Just like other social sciences political science is
enter dependent and interrelated with other
discipline of social sciences. John Seeley said
that.
“History without political science has no fruit and
political science without history no root”
Historical materials are needed form interpreting
and understanding political science. Economics is
also closely related with political science
6. Although they have their own
specialized scope the two still
Complement each other political
science uses fact and data of
economics to come up with
effective and efficient laws and
policies that would benefit the
society economics is also closely
related with political science