What is the value of having a common canon?
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| Theme and Primary Text | Why is this text important? | More Reading | Stands in Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Theory | |||
| Distributive Justice | |||
| Justice & Fairness | |||
| The Republic by Plato | |||
| Liberalism | |||
| Second Treatise of Government by John Locke | |||
| Social Contract Theory | |||
| Leviathan by Thomas Hobbs | |||
| Second Treatise of Government by John Locke | |||
| Utopian and Anti-Utopianism | |||
| Utopia by Thomas Moore | |||