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2. Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Apology
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
The lecture begins with an explanation of why Plato's Apology is the best introductory text to the...
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5. Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic, III-IV
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
The discussion of the Republic continues. An account is given of the various figures, their role i...
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12. The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
This is an introduction to the political views of Thomas Hobbes, which are often deemed paradoxica...
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20. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau's Social Contract, I-II
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
The concept of "general will" is considered Rousseau's most important contribution to political sc...
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3. Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Crito
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
In the Apology, Socrates proposes a new kind of citizenship in opposition to the traditional one t...
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8. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, IV
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
The lecture discusses Aristotle's comparative politics with a special emphasis on the idea of the ...
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24. In Defense of Politics
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
This final lecture of the course is given "in defense of politics." First, the idea and definition...
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10. New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli's The Prince (chaps. 1-12)
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
The lecture begins with an introduction of Machiavelli's life and the political scene in Renaissan...
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21. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
With the emergence of democracies in Europe and the New World at the beginning of the nineteenth c...
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23. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
Professor Smith discusses the moral and psychological components of the democratic state in the co...
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7. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, I, III
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
The lecture begins with an introduction of Aristotle's life and works which constitute thematic tr...
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1. Introduction: What is Political Philosophy?
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
Professor Smith discusses the nature and scope of "political philosophy." The oldest of the social...
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22. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
Three main features that Tocqueville regarded as central to American democracy are discussed: the ...
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9. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, VII
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
This final lecture on Aristotle focuses on controlling conflict between factions. Polity as a mixt...
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19. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau's Discourse
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
The discussion on the origins of inequality in the Second Discourse continues. This lecture focuse...
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6. Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic, V
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
In this last session on the Republic, the emphasis is on the idea of self-control, as put forward ...
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16. Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise (7-12)
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
In the opening chapters of his Second Treatise, Locke "rewrites" the account of human beginnings t...
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11. New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli's The Prince (chaps. 13-26)
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
The discussion of Machiavelli's politics continues in the context of his most famous work, The Pri...
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13. The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
Hobbes' most famous metaphor, that of "the state of nature," is explained. It can be understood as...
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4. Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic, I-II
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
Lecture 4 introduces Plato's Republic and its many meanings in the context of moral psychology, ju...
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18. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau's Discourse
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
This lecture is an introduction to the life and works of Rousseau, as well as the historical and p...
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15. Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise (1-5)
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
John Locke had such a profound influence on Thomas Jefferson that he may be deemed an honorary fou...
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17. Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise (13-19)
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
In this lecture, two important issues are addressed in the context of Locke's Second Treatise. Fir...
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14. The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan
Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
The concept of sovereignty is discussed in Hobbesian terms. For Hobbes, "the sovereign" is an offi...
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