Nathan Bloom - Outside Reading #3

In another class I am reading a text called Introduction to Political thinkers by Alan Ebenstein. I am a poly sci major and this book gives many political theories of many different philosophers and political theorists. Most of the authors, Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, Machiavelli, etc. all speak of the state of nature, or the state of war, the states that man finds himself in prior to having government and community. In a previous blog I discussed Liminality and how it relates to a college student. I also believe that liminality applies to people who find themselves in the state of nature(mans original state) and the state of war. They are in between having nothing and being savage and have order and government. Its interesting how liminality applies in so many places but i had never heard the word before this class. also I see the philosopher kings journey in Plato's allegory of the cave as a pilgrimage. He leaves where he is comfortable like pilgrims and goes out to gain a better understanding of life and the outside world, this is similar to religious pilgrims.