Trump and Political Philosophy: Leadership, Statesmanship, and Tyranny
Trump and Political Philosophy: Leadership, Statesmanship, and Tyranny by Angel Jaramillo Torres
English | 2018 | ISBN: 3319744445 | 350 Pages | PDF | 2.8 MB
English | 2018 | ISBN: 3319744445 | 350 Pages | PDF | 2.8 MB
This book aims to recover from ancient and modern thinkers valuable arguments about statesmanship, leadership, and tyranny which illuminate reassessments of political science and practice after the election of Donald Trump. Like almost everyone else, contemporary political scientists were blind-sided by the rise of Trump. No one expected a candidate to win who repeatedly violated both political norms and the conventional wisdom about campaign best practices. Yet many of the puzzles that Trump’s rise presents have been examined by the great political philosophers of the past. For example, it would come as no surprise to Plato that by its very emphasis on popularity,