What happens when political philosophy meets marketing? Ask the managers of the Poli Sci Café, who recently renamed all the deli sandwiches after great political thinkers in history. Four grad students who often lunch at the café on the Main Quad came up with the idea. "I'd rather have some publications on my C.V.," says Steven Kelts, one of the four. "But if all I have is sandwiches, I'll take it."
| Sandwich | Ingredients | Philosophy |
| Hobbes' Leviathan | Piled with roast beef, cheddar, lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts, mustard and cranberry sauce on dark rye | Size and power are everything -- and dark rye because life is nasty, brutish and short |
| Machiavelli's Prince | Ham, provolone, mustard, onions, horseradish and hot peppers on an onion roll | Be pungent and Italian; take no prisoners |
| Burke's Regular | Bacon, lettuce, tomato with mayo -- absolutely no substitutions | Tradition must be defended against expanding rights -- and condiments |
| Paine's Special | Same as Burke's regular, plus avocado | Traditions are meant to be broken |
| Aristotle's Sampler | Alternating layers of turkey, jack cheese, ham, cheddar and roast beef | Pick the best elements -- culinary and constitutional -- wherever you find them |
| Rousseau's Veggie | Lettuce, sprouts, tomato, Swiss and cranberry sauce on a seeded roll | True happiness comes from returning to the state of nature |
| Rawls' Veiled Sandwich | Picked by the café daily, served as a surprise | Leave your preferences behind and submit to the "veil of ignorance" |
