Who should hold power in a society?

Discuss the nature of who holds power and who SHOULD hold power in a society by answering your

choice of between 3 and 5 of the following 7 questions. Minimum of 5 written pages (12 font double

spaced).

1. In Thucydides' Melian Dialogue, what different ideas are presented about what is just or what is right?
2. Critique the Realist point of view. What do you find to be persuasive about Realism. What Realist

arguments
are you skeptical of and why?

3. Critique the Liberal point of view. What do you find to be persuasive about Liberalism. What Liberal
   arguments are you skeptical of and why?
4. Why is there a conflict between state sovereignty and human rights?
5. What are the arguments for and against democracy?
6. Where do our rights come from? Explain and expound.
7. What is the difference between Athenian democracy and the modern democratic Republic of the United
   States?
8. What is the thesis of Leonard Read's I Pencil. What unappreciated aspect of capitalism is he

demonstrating?
What is the point he makes about freedom and capitalism?

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