A political philosophy is the definition of a way of life, an end or a goal to be aimed at.
Political policies are the means to that end.
Secondly , those who are alive today in conditions of western civilisations will be the first generations on earth to die old, barring violence. Throughout the ages, disease and famine have been the twin masters of mankind. In many centuries today, this mastery still persists. The Western world has emerged from this bondage in comparatively recent times. The agricultural and industrial revolutions, which commenced a century or two ago, are still in their infancy.