The moral foundations of political legitimacy

Red Plato Case Forecasting Problem assignment
July 28, 2019
Keep in mind that the people in Plato’s cave were chained there – against their will – does this have a parallel with today’s uneducated population?
July 28, 2019

The moral foundations of political legitimacy

Question Description

The course project requires you to research and write an analytical paper comparing and contrasting the political views of two philosophers on one of the following areas:

  1. Human Conflict – the nature and causes thereof.
  2. The best or best possible cooperative social arrangements, capable of resolving or diminishing society’s common problems.
  3. The moral foundations of political legitimacy (what is the good state).
  4. Who should govern – one, few, or many?