Evaluate the possible applications of various political philosophies and ideologies to governments in general and specifically to our own systems of government, emphasis will be placed on how philosophy does or does not critique, influence, and direct the formations and daily practices of government.
Students must use one primary sourcetext and at least one secondary sourcetext.
A primary source for our purposes is an original philosophic work, such as any of the writings of Plato, Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius, Kant, Nietzsche, etc.
Secondary sources involve analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation of primary sources. They often attempt to describe or explain primary sources. Secondary sources include our textbook, peer-reviewed academic journal articles, etc. Non-scholarly sources, such as Wikipedia, History.com, or the dictionary, are unacceptable.
While paraphrasing is fine, the body of your paper should not contain more than 10% worth of direct quotes from outside sources. I want to seeYOUR analysis in YOUR own words.
