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Essay / Importance of Political Science - 1617
Moreover, when evaluating the study of political science in terms of methodology, political science as a science fails to convince. The reason behind this statement is that some characteristics of scientific study, as shown by Jackson (1930), are its neutrality and individuality. In political science, researchers are expected to put aside their values and moral judgments to examine how the political world works. However, this seems like an idealistic idea that simply fails to convince due to the nature of being human. Sartori (1973) argues that political decisions “are made by personnel located in political sites” and that this is part of “their political ‘nature’.” Thus, taking into consideration Aristotle's political animal, the theory that humans are capable of neutrally evaluating political issues without considering their moral priorities is flawed and