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Do Plato’s similes of the cave and the ship help explain how modern politics works? Are representative democracies

University

University of Birmingham (UoB)

Subject

Politics

Module Code

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Do Plato’s similes of the cave and the ship help explain how modern politics works? Are representative democracies: Politics Assignment, UoB, UK
  • Do Plato’s similes of the cave and the ship help explain how modern politics works?
  • Are representative democracies related to Aristotle’s Republic?
  • Is Cicero’s notion of an Orator relevant to modern politics? Explain your answer.
  • Is Machiavelli’s political pragmatism relevant to modern politics? Explain your answer.
  • What is the difference between communism and socialism?
  • Was Marx anarchist?
  • If we have an inalienable right to liberty, how can the state limit our personal freedoms?
  • Explore the relationship between laws and liberty.
  • Should capitalism be regulated?
  • What are planned economies? Are they better than free markets?
  • Are the goals of feminism the same now as they were 100 years ago?
  • What is the fourth wave of feminism? Is it in conflict with the earlier waves?
  • Is representative democracy democratic?
  • A reference list for all the citations, in Harvard style.