Allegories and Metaphors in Early Political Thought

Kevin Dooley is Associate Professor of Political Science at Monmouth University. He earned his PhD in global affairs from Rutgers University-Newark.

• Preface – Introduction – Plato (427–347 BC): Gyges’ Ring, the Divided Line, and the Allegory of the Cave – Aristotle (384–322 BC): Acorns and Oak Trees, the Feast – St. Augustine (354–430): City of God, City of Man – St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274): The Pilot and the Shepherd – Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527): The Lion and the Fox, the River – Index.