Political theory the classic texts and their continuing relevance
This course is intended to provide understanding for the modern world through examination of political theory as it developed throughout history. Connections can be drawn between the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, and other noted writers and actual events and political situations in the wor...
| Main Author: | Kaplan, Joshua. |
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| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
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Prince Frederick, Md. :
Recorded Books,
p2005.
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| Series: |
Modern scholar.
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Table of Contents:
- Lecture 1. How political theory means
- Lecture 2. Plato 1
- Lecture 3. Plato 2: The Republic
- Lecture 4. Thucydides 1
- Lecture 5. Thucydides 2
- Lecture 6. Aristotle
- Lecture 7. Machiavelli
- Lecture 8. Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan
- Lecture 9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau: On the Social Contract
- Lecture 10. The Federalist Papers
- Lecture 11. Alexis de Tocqueville 1
- Lecture 12. Alexis de Tocqueville 2
- Lecture 13. Karl Marx: The Communist Manifesto
- Lecture 14. Game theory.