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Assignment:

BOOK REVIEW: LINE THROUGH THE HEART

Budziszewski, J. (2014). The Line through the Heart. VitalSource Bookshelf version.

The goal of the papers is not merely to offer unfounded opinions or subjective discussion of the topics but rather to provide a concise, well-a reasoned analysis of the topics presented. This is an open research project, meaning you must locate and use it. Better papers demonstrate that sufficiently pondered the ideas to understand them, recognize them, and develop a well-reasoned approach.

Provide The book under review by Natural Law thinkers (needed); other primary sources included Natural Law thinkers, academic journal articles, and books published by university presses.

1. State the purpose of the book under review, give your critique of the author's success in meeting this purpose, and relate the content of the book to the ideas of the Natural Law thinkers covered to that point in the course, especially those required in the instructions for each review listed below.
2. In your review, mention the Natural Law theories of the thinkers covered in the first two weeks (Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero) and discuss their relationship to universal citizenship and active statesmanship.
3. Include a concluding section entitled Public Policy Applications that relate the lessons of the reviewed book and includes Natural Law thinkers to three public policy areas of your choice: one must be moral, one must be economical, and one can be any other area of public policy of interest.

Citations to at least ten scholarly sources are required-scriptural excerpts with citations.