According to Michael Freeden (Emeritus Professor of Politics, Oxford University)”political ideology is a set of related beliefs about political theory held by a group of individuals”.
In my analysis of the political philosophy of ideologies I am going to analyse why the concept of ideology often carried negative association, the reason why Anarchies demand the impossible and the extent at which feminism and fundamentalism has grown and if they have the potential to displace conventional thought.
The concept ideology can be coined back to Count Antoine Destutt de Tracy (French materialist) who defined ideology as a ‘’science of ideas’’ but it was Karl Marx (social scientist) who exposed the true hidden meaning of ideology (‘’false consciousness’’) through socialism, as ideology was used as an attempt to hide the meaning of Capitalism by defining it as a
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Globalisation has played a crucial role on the growth of fundamentalism, as many people all over the world get to hear its core message.
The birth of Feminism has grown in significance bringing about unimagined possibilities in the lives of Modern women as they are now politically equal to men and can pursue their dreams in any direction life leads them, feminism is not necessarily about making women appear stronger than men but to change the way the world view women in general (soft and fragile).
It can be concluded that both feminism and fundamentalism have the potential to displace conventional thought, as they have grown drastically due to how modern politics allow people to freely express their opinions and