Classical Political Statecraft

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Examines political leadership, ambition and the common good in the texts of thinkers from the Ancient world. From thinkers as diverse as Sun Tzu, Thucydides and Tacitus, to Plato, Cicero and Dante, asks questions about the essence of the common good, justice and war as they were lived and discussed by the contemporaries of the age. Proceeds through discussion and student-led presentations of the enduring questions these texts raise.