MGT 491R The Greeks, Romans, and America's Founding Fathers

This course explores the profound impact of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy on America's Founding Fathers. We learn how the Founders were influenced by the ancients around the importance of individual rights, the superiority of democracy over monarchy, and the necessity of virtue in the administration of a just society. In particular, we examine how Socrates, Plata, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, and Aquinas shaped the thinking of Adams, Jay, Jefferson, Madison, and others as they conceived and developed the documents governing the newly formed United States of America.

Credits

3