For Prof. Moses 3

To prepare for this Discussion

• Review the Course Introduction. Keep this overview in mind as you work through each week of the course.
• Review the article “American Nightmare: Neoliberalism, Neoconservatism, and De-Democratization” in this week’s Learning Resources. Think about the effects of political democratic theories on contemporary democracy.
• Review the article “Rhetoric and the Public Sphere: Has Deliberative Democracy Abandoned Mass Democracy?” in this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how Plato’s theory of deliberative democracy influenced contemporary theories of democracy.
• Review the articles “John Locke” and “Jean Jacques Rousseau” in this week’s Learning Resources. Think about how social contract theory is related to contemporary democratic theory.
• Select at least one classical democratic theorist and consider his influence on contemporary democratic theory.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 3 an analysis of the influence of at least one classical democratic theorist on modern democratic theory. Be specific and provide examples.

Note: Place the name of the theorist you selected in the first line of your post. You will be asked to respond to a colleague who chose a different theorist than you did.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources