SignUpIntroduction to Political Philosophy
Yale,, Fall 2006 , Prof. Steven B. Smith
Updated On 02 Feb, 19
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Yale,, Fall 2006 , Prof. Steven B. Smith
Updated On 02 Feb, 19
Introduction: What is Political Philosophy - Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Apology-Plato's Crito - Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic,Plato's Republic,Plato's Republic - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics - New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli's The Prince - The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan - Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise - Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau's Discourse - Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America - In Defense of Politics
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Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
Lecture 4 introduces Platos Republic and its many meanings in the context of moral psychology, justice, the power of poetry and myth, and metaphysics. The Republic is also discussed as a utopia, presenting an extreme vision of a polis--Kallipolis--Platos ideal city.
0000 - Chapter 1. Introduction
0304 - Chapter 2. What Is Platos "Republic" About?
1738 - Chapter 3. I Went Down to the Piraeus
2205 - Chapter 4. The Seventh Letter
3000 - Chapter 5. Analyzing the Beginning of "Republic" and the Hierarchy of Characters
3813 - Chapter 6. Cephalus
Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website httpopen.yale.educourses
This course was recorded in Fall 2006.
Sam
Sep 12, 2018
Excellent course helped me understand topic that i couldn't while attendinfg my college.
Dembe
March 29, 2019
Great course. Thank you very much.
