Its main tasks are in part to describe past and existing social organisations , in which seem to duplicate the findings of economics ,political science, anthropology ,biology and sociology; and in part to evaluate these organisations ,in which respect it is like ethics. For example ,it describes the essential features of various types of governments (democracy, monarchy, fascism) and at the same time asks such questions about them as “What is the ultimate justification foe the existence of any form of government?”
-political philosophy has sometimes been charged with being merely “applied ethics”
It deals with such issues as:
“what are(or ought to be) the proper limits of governmental power over the members of society?”
“Is it possible to have rigid control over the economics affairs of people without curtailing their political freedom?”
“Should elected representatives to a legislature be allowed to vote as they see fit, or should they merely reflect the majority opinion of their constituency?”