The issue of who should govern who has been of major concern to the society. Philosophers have differed on the issue of the people who are supposed to govern people. Some have suggested one; others have suggested few, and others have suggested that people are supposed to be governed by many. According to Plato, who was a Greek Philosopher, he believed that the conflicting interest of people could have been harmonized, and political order is brought into place by one leader. The other philosopher who had similar thoughts on the issue was Aristotle. He believed that politicians were the people who could have brought the people in society together. These philosophers were trying to explain the issue of leadership and the governance of the people. Aristotle has added that the politicians are like craftsmen, and they have the capabilities of pinning up ideas and agendas of governance to the society (Buckingham, 2011).
References - Buckingham, W. (2011). The philosophy book. London: DK Pub.
This what you chose back a few weeks ago. I attached if for a reference.
The course project requires you to research and write an analytical paper comparing and contrasting the political views of two philosophers on one of the following areas:
a. Human Conflict - the nature and causes there of.
b. The best or best possible cooperative social arrangements, capable of resolving or diminishing society's common problems.
c. The moral foundations of political legitimacy (what is the good state).
d. Who should govern - one, few, or many?
Within your paper discuss how the views of your two chosen philosophers on the one chosen political issue relate to that same political issue today. Share your own well-supported views on the matter in a conclusion.