Assignment:
Write an essay of 2000 words explaining and evaluating the concept of political philosophy, its importance, and its pursuit in the ancient world.
Sources for your study: First chapter of the text: Veltman, Social and Political Philosophy; Lecture slides; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; other philosophy texts.
Please note that the text studies only Plato and Aristotle from the ancient world. You must also glean knowledge on, for instance, the Chinese
philosophers Confucius, Lao Tzu, Mencius, the Buddha, Christ, Sophocles, and others from the other sources mentioned here and available in the CNC library and online.