Tag: "political philosophy"

Plato’s Ideal Ruler Today

Mark Tan shows us how to overcome our distrust and cynicism towards governments through the appointment of philosopher kings.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Plato and Democracy]

On Democratic Theories

Huong Nguyen considers current trends in democratic thinking.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Plato and Democracy]

Could Plato’s Republic Work In China?

Keith Hui compares the Chinese state to Plato’s republic.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Plato and Democracy]

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

Philip Badger finds The Righteous Mind difficult to believe unqualifiedly.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Books]

Socrates on Conservatism

Mordecai Roshwald imagines what the Athenian gadfly might have said.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Dialogue]

Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

Dharmender Dhillon asks what happened to the revolutionary potential of hip hop.
[Issue 99: November/December 2013: Films]

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527)

Graeme Garrard on one of the few writers whose name has become an adjective.
[Issue 97: July/August 2013: Brief Lives]

“I Gave Them A Sword”

Tim Madigan asks how Machiavellian Richard Nixon really was.
[Issue 97: July/August 2013: Food for Thought]

Chris Gill’s Cartoon (2)

by Chris Gill
[Issue 96: May/June 2013: Cartoon]

A Theory of Justice: The Musical!

Ziyad Hayatli reviews a novel work of political philosophy.
[Issue 95: March/April 2013: Theatre]

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