Political philosophy is the
study of such topics as liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the
enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why (or even if) they
are needed, what makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it
should protect and why, what form it should take and why, what the law is, and
what duties citizens owe to a legitimate government, if any, and when it may be
legitimately overthrown—if ever. In a vernacular sense, the term "political
philosophy" often refers to a general view, or specific ethic, political belief
or attitude, about politics that does not necessarily belong to the technical
discipline of philosophy.[1] Political philosophy can also be understood by
analysing it through the perspectives of metaphysics, epistemology and axiology
thereby unearthing the ultimate reality side, the knowledge or methodical side
and the value aspects of politics.