We tend to look at social, ethnic, religious, or psychological affinities when we evaluate levels of cohesion in a given community. However, classical thought was more preoccupied with more durable and tangible concerns. It would seem that we may look anew at the burning issues of the day if we start looking at the “res” part of the expression res publica: that is, on tangible things that bring the republic together, rather than on the publica part that was a perennial concern for political theory and policy studies. […]
Memo #:
341
Series:
1
PDF:
PDF URL:
http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/ponars/pm_0341.pdf
Author [Non-member]:
Oleg Kharkhordin
