Philosopher Letter

Use the following readings to construct your letter.
 
Hobbes A Student’s History of Philosophy
Hobbes Ch. 13 of Leviathan
Locke Second Treatise excerpts
Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War
Aristotle Politics
Plato Allegory of the Cave
Machiavelli The Prince
Rousseau The Social Contract
Imagine you have found an old letter tucked away in your attic that was from
a) a philosopher to a leader b) a leader to a philosopher.
After reading the letter, you are to write an abstract that you will turn in to me. (250 words)

“An abstract is a self-contained, short, and powerful statement that describes a larger work. Components vary according to discipline; an abstract of a social science or scientific work may contain the scope, purpose, results, and contents of the work. An abstract of a humanities work may contain the thesis, background, and conclusion of the larger work. An abstract does not evaluate the work being abstracted. While it contains key words found in the larger work, the abstract is an original document rather than an excerpted passage.” (UNC Writing Center)

Abstracts allow readers who may be interested in a longer work to quickly decide whether it is worth their time to read it.

Let me know if you have questions,
Mr. Thompson