IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT CITATIONS!!!!!! ESSAY 1 ASSIGNMENT PSc 21002 As you know, there is an essay due on October 6, 2026. The purpose of this handout is to help you th

IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT CITATIONS!!!!!!

ESSAY 1 ASSIGNMENT PSc 21002

As you know, there is an essay due on October 6, 2026. The purpose of this handout is to help you think about and prepare for this essay. I look forward to reading what you think!

Essay Prompt:

· Does the Republic present leadership as completely unbiased; and therefore correct?

· If so, how do we understand the degeneration of the polis that Socrates describes at the end of the Republic?

· If not, to what can we attribute the commonwealth’s degeneration and demise?

· Does the Republic leave us with any hope for politics? If not, why not? If yes, what is that hope?

PLEASE NOTE:

· YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANY EXTRA RESEARCH TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FULLY AND WELL The aim of this paper is to express what YOU THINK

· YOU MUST ANSWER ALL THE PROMPTS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT WELL

· The MINIMUM length for the assignment is 5 to 7 pages, size 12 font, line-and-a half spacing. YOU MAY WRITE MORE (and are encouraged to do so)

· VERY IMPORTANT: you must cite exactly the sources that support the points you make in your paper

DITIONS MAY BE USED.

· Please make sure to use FOOTNOTES ( not endnotes) when you do your citations.

· Your footnotes MUST include the following: author name, title of work, chapter, page #.

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