political science

Thucydides Thucydides The Peloponnesian War, Penguin Classics 1, Compare and contrast Thucydides view of the Athenians and the Spartans 2, What role does “might make right” play in Thucydides analysis of the Peloponnesian War? 3, Compare Pericles view of democracy as portrayed in his funeral oration, with the view help by Thucydides (hint: can best be seen in the chapter on the Plague) 4, What are the recurring themes of Thucycides’ Peloponnesian War? Plato The Republic of Plato translated by Allan Bloom, Basic Books 5, What is the mistake that both Glaucon and Adeimantus make about justice, and why is this mistake important to the them of Plato’s Republic? 6, What is the difference between the healthy city and feverish city? 7, What is the significance of “The Allegory of the Cave”? 8, What is the “myth of metals” and what is its purpose? 9, Compare the four parts of the city with the four parts of the human soul. Machiavelli Machiavelli The Prince, Bantam Classics Machiavelli The Discourses, Penguin classics 10, According to Machiavelli what are the three types of people and the three types of corresponding political individuals? Which one is Machiavelli? Which one is De Medici? 11, What are the different types of principalities? 12, What is or should be the motivation of the prince, and how does he achieve this? 13, How does Machiavelli define virtue? 14, What are the origins of cities? 15, Discuss what Machiavelli means by strong foundations 16, What is the role of the Prince in the Republic? 17, What role should religion play in the Principality? The Republic? Hobbes Hobbes, The Leviathan, Penguin classics 18, What lies at the center for Hobbes theory of man’s nature? 19, Discuss the three parts of Hobbes philosophy 20, How does Hobbes define the “greatest good”? 21, What is the definition of the Leviathan? 22, What distinguishes man from other animals? 23, How does Hobbes define a man’s worth? 24, Why is the Leviathan considered absolute? 25, Describe Hobbes’ state of nature. Locke The Political Writing of John Locke edited by David Wooton, Mentor 26, Describe Locke’s state of nature. 27, Where does state of nature end and state of war begin? 28, Why does man leave state of nature and move to civil society? 29, How does Locke define freedom? equality? 30, What does Locke’s civil society look like? Rousseau Rousseau The Social Contract and Discourses Everyman 31, Describe man in Rousseau’s state of nature 32, Be able to describe how man left the state of nature 33, What is the fatal accident? 34, What is the general will, and how does it differ from the will of all? 35, How does Rousseau’s social contract produce the greater good without hindering self interest?

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