Is there a moral basis to politics?  If so, what is it?  In
this class, we read some great works in political philosophy - itself a
branch of moral philosophy - in order to address the role of morality in
politics.  Specifically, we ask four questions.  1) Why obey the law?  2)
What makes government legitimate?  3) Which morality binds political actors?
4) Why disobey the law?  By reading works in the canon of political
philosophy, we will try to clarify our understanding of real and
contemporary political problems.  Similarly, we will also use political
problems to focus our readings of the classic works.