Essay Prompt:
· Does the Republic present leadership as completely unbiased; and therefore correct?
· If so, how do we understand the degeneration of the polis that Socrates describes at the end of the Republic?
· If not, to what can we attribute the commonwealth’s degeneration and demise?
· Does the Republic leave us with any hope for politics? If not, why not? If yes, what is that hope?
PLEASE NOTE:
· YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANY EXTRA RESEARCH TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FULLY AND WELL The aim of this paper is to express what YOU THINK
· YOU MUST ANSWER ALL THE PROMPTS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT WELL
· The MINIMUM length for the assignment is 5 to 7 pages, size 12 font, line-and-a half spacing. YOU MAY WRITE MORE (and are encouraged to do so)
· VERY IMPORTANT: you must cite exactly the sources that support the points you make in your paper
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· Please make sure to use FOOTNOTES ( not endnotes) when you do your citations.
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