Collection 18

The Art of Governance

The classical and medieval theorists of how a polity ought to be structured.

What is the proper end of government?

Level 1·Accessible
  • The Prince
    Niccolò Machiavelli
    Coming soon
    The Prince
    Niccolò Machiavelli
Level 2·Engagement
  • Second Treatise of Government
    John Locke
    Coming soon
    Second Treatise of Government
    John Locke
  • The Republic
    Plato
    Coming soon
    The Republic
    Plato
  • The Social Contract
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    Coming soon
    The Social Contract
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Level 3·Advanced
  • History of the Peloponnesian War
    Thucydides
    Coming soon
    History of the Peloponnesian War
    Thucydides
  • Politics
    Aristotle
    Coming soon
    Politics
    Aristotle
  • Summa Theologica (Selected Treatises)
    Thomas Aquinas
    Coming soon
    Summa Theologica (Selected Treatises)
    Thomas Aquinas
  • Democracy in America
    Alexis de Tocqueville
    Coming soon
    Democracy in America
    Alexis de Tocqueville