Morals and Politics

3 credits

This work begins withan analysis of the developmentallogicthat drives political thought from antiquity to modernity, discusses the complementarity of a moral evaluation of politics and a political use of moral arguments, and lays out the foundations of a universalist ethic. It then focuses on human nature, the logic of power, and the variety of political organization. Finally, it proposes a robust concept of natural law and reflects on just policies in non-ideal situations with a focus on the present.