
From to left to right: Adam, Coleen, Nick, and Aaron
What are we trying to do in a democracy anyway?? Coleen talks about the goals and values of democracy with fellow philosophers Adam Renner, Aaron Schultz, and Nick Kreuder. Ancient philosophy expert Dr. Tony Preus also joins in to tell us what governments and democracies were like in Ancient Greece and Rome. Join us for a great conversation … and an exciting cliffhanger!
Democracy- Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy
Social Contract Theory- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Chickenhawk Nation Series- James Fallows
The Racial Contract – Charles Mills
Justice as Fairness – John Rawls
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelias
The Republic and The Laws- Cicero
“Funeral Oration” – Pericles in The Democracy Reader
“Democracy: Instrumental vs Non-Instrumental Value” – Elizabeth Anderson in The Democracy Reader
Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction – David Miller
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