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Why political science matters?

The meaning of political science is often restricted to the state, government, and everyday politics. However, it goes beyond that. We as humans share various relationships. What do we do when conflicts arise in these relationships? How do we resolve them? The Socratic dialectical method or Habermas’ idea of deliberation provides a solution. It says conflicts are better resolved through dialogue rather than domination. Hence, it tells us how to talk in a dialectical manner. It is the process of reasoning together. For instance, when your father asks you to aim for a government job, but you want to become a content creator, you do not totally oppose each other. Instead, you engage rationally: Why is a government job important? Maybe because it provides security and financial stability. But being a content creator might give you creative freedom. So you decide to take a government job but also start your creator journey simultaneously — maybe by vlogging your day as a government employee...
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Changing nature of truthfulness





 Aristotle said “To say of what is that it is, or of what is not that it is not, is true.”

Speaking truth is getting difficult day by day. Today if you have different views at different times regarding same issues with changed circumstances you might be called a person with “double standard”. This notion is certainly a manifestation of the binary societies. We all know that polarisation in the society is at its peak all over the world. There was a time when our freedom fighters used to have different views on same individual/country(institution)/idea at different times because of changing context. They did not worry about their previous stand.  But today if you have ever supported any idea of party X and later you support the idea of party Y, you will not be seen as a truth speaking person rather you would be seen as a bluenose. For example, Gandhiji initially supported Japan but later he denounced her(Japan’s) act of colonizing China, categorically. Was there any diplomacy behind it? No. Was there any hidden motive behind it? No. That was just a truth.Truth does not see who you are but it is more concerned about what you do/say. He did not have any grudges with the normal British citizens at the same point he was against the British empire. He was against the British goverment colonizing India but not against the inhabitants of that land. This is speaking truth. Truth can even be seen in an untruthful person. And if spoken, must be accepted as a truth.

Today if anyone praises any government initiative he may be called as an agent of government or if someone supports any criticism of the opponent parties he will be portrayed as their agent only. This happens only because of the binary nature of society, extreme polarisation and intolerance of accepting another’s opinions. This kills the idea of appreciation. People with the fear of being portrayed as one or the other, abstain from speaking the truth. Speaking truth and appreciating it does not mean permanently subscribing to that idea or ideology.

This polarisation is killing the truth by discouraging the individual to speak it and spreading the notion of partial truth to shoot their agenda as a result creating a fake society.


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