1) A common theme addressed by many of the authors in this cour. is the role of human nature in politics. Two thinkers from different time periods who have distinct views on the role of human nature are Aristotle a. Machiavelli. Explain their thoughts on human nature and how it influences the political realm. How should leaders/stat. manage the natural impulses and desires of man?
2) Compare and contrast the Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman conceptions of the state. How do Plato and Cicero define key terms, such as citizenship, virtue, and state? And how do the. affect their notions of an ideal form of government?
3) Justice is a difficult term to define and thinkers from various time periods have different conceptions of the term. Choo. at least two thinkers we have read this .m.ter and explain in detail how they define what justice is and the role of the state in administering justice. Are the. ancient/medieval ideas obsolete or do you think their conceptions of the term are useful in modern tim. as well?
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