PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS” CLASSICS OF WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Write a 3-4 page paper on one of the following topics. Please note that no outside sources may be used for this assignment- your paper must be based on material presented in the course (readings, lectures, discussions). Be sure to reference all sources according to accepted academic standards, and to include a bibliography at the end of your paper
Papers must be submitted in hard copy. They must be typed with standard (12pt.) font size and (1.25) margins. Please note that no email submissions will be accepted
One source must be from the textbook: Classics of Moral and Political theory fifth Edition by Michael L. Morgan (use no outside source except this textbook)
Topics: In the Apology, Socrates uses the elenchus in the manner of a “gadfly,” to stir his fellow citizens out of their complacency and to get them to think seriously about the moral order. However, he is also defending the traditional moral virtues, in both word and action. Is Socrates a radical or a conservative? Or both