Part I investigates the role of the philosopher. The political philosopher is a contributor to an extensive discussion, a theory-providing citizen-discussant domestically, or in the global context a proposal-making global discussant. This view contrasts with traditional understandings. To explain how there can be a global intellectual context, I enlist an approach to understanding political change that emphasizes the mutual adoption of ideas and successful scripts across boundaries: world society analysis. But the global sphere is no neutral place where ideas or scripts are judged purely on merit. Our current global cultural reality has arisen from Western expansionism. What is crucial, however, is that this expansionism is embedded into the human web within which the great tale of humanity unfolds. Moreover, we must understand our current cultural reality from within. We must acknowledge the power dynamics that gave rise to it while also qualifying the intellectual significance of Western expansionism.