The Influence of the Rationalist Philosophy of Plato, Aristotle and the Roman Stoics on the Western Political Tradition
Dr W B Vosloo
A short, readable overview of how Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics used reason to think about politics, and how their ideas still shape Western government.
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