Political views

        The Term Essay consists of 4-6 pages essay (double-spaced), where you will have the opportunity to apply the theories learned in class. In the essay, you should use and compare two philosophers learned this semester (Plato, Aristotle, Livy, Aquinas, Locke, Rousseau, Burke and Kant). In your comparison, you should describe the main points of their ideas/theory and discuss their main issues of agreement and/or disagreement. You should discuss how their ideas shape our present understanding of politics and discuss some of the following questions: a) How their ideas about justice influence us today? b) How their concept of the best form of government influences our political organization? c) How is the concept of natural law and natural rights embodied in the American Bill of Rights? d) How the idea of Republicanism influenced the Founding Father and the Constitution? e) How the idea of limited government and democracy evolved throughout human history? f) Why is the idea of private property important for your authors? And other issues related to our present political situation.