Democracy was a major point of pride for the citizens of ancient Athens — except for Plato
1. Democracy was a major point of pride for the citizens of ancient Athens — except for Plato. Though an Athenian citizen himself, Plato was very pessemistic about his regime, and predicted it was always headed toward collapse. But was he right to be so hopeless? Is democracy always declining? What is a better type […]
Aristotle’s Politics
Aristotle claims that we are “political by nature,” and powerfully incline to join communities. Those who have no use for such a community deny what they are meant for. But what does that mean for individualism? Is there really a desire for political life in us? Can we ever really “be ourselves,” or as we […]
Polybius on the Roman Constitution
Polybius admired the Roman Constitution of the second century BC. A republic, it turned out, was a matter of blending three preexisting regimes — Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy — together and allowing each one to run its course, but do so in a way that brought out the best in the system and served the […]
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”
In Matthew 7 Jesus says: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”, and “do not judge or you will be judged.” This is good life advice, but what can it possibly mean for politics? Isn’t politics all about […]
You have just begun your first job in the criminal justice system as a victim’s advocate for the prosecutor’s office at your local county
You have just begun your first job in the criminal justice system as a victim’s advocate for the prosecutor’s office at your local county. Review the What Is a Victim Advocate?Links to an external site. job description for more information. You have been assigned Virginia Sufferer as your first person to guide through the criminal […]