| Description |
Course examines the roles played by conceptions of founder-legislators in the history of political thought, focusing on the lineage of Plato, Rousseau and Nietzsche. Figures such as Solon, Lycurgus, Moses, Numa, and Manu are implicated by these authors in the framing of fundamental questions of political theory. These include the formation of political culture and identity, the relation between persuasion and coercion, the constitution of consent, and the role of philosophy in politics. |