28 September 2010

List of potential topics for Modern Theorists paper:

-goddamn
-tabula rasa (is a fun phrase but will probably come to nothing)
-the pesky 11th chapter of The Prince
-lalalalalalalala
-different philosophers' views on if it's better to be loved or feared
-the departure from the classical view of virtue
-Machiavelli vs. Josef Stalin: Who was more trigger-happy?
-Machiavelli for corporations

Final decision: something about Machiavelli's love affair with arms and whether his suggestions for implementing them coincide with military theory as prescribed in The Art of War

...remind me why I'm not just comparing Locke and Rousseau?

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