25 - Democratic Justice: Applications
25 - Democratic Justice: Applications
Professor Shapiro guides the class through some practical applications of his theory of democratic justice. As applied t... Read more
1 Apr 2011
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51mins
24 - Democratic Justice: Theory
24 - Democratic Justice: Theory
Professor Shapiro takes up again Schumpeter's minimalist conception of democracy. When operationalized as a two turnover... Read more
1 Apr 2011
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47mins
23 - Democracy and Majority Rule (II)
23 - Democracy and Majority Rule (II)
Majority rule and democratic competition serve as the focus of this, second lecture on the democratic tradition. What is... Read more
1 Apr 2011
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52mins
22 - Democracy and Majority Rule (I)
22 - Democracy and Majority Rule (I)
Professor Shapiro transitions today to the third and final section of the course, an in-depth look at democracy and its ... Read more
1 Apr 2011
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50mins
21 - Contemporary Communitarianism (II)
21 - Contemporary Communitarianism (II)
In this lecture, Professor Shapiro delves into the nuances of MacIntyre's argument, focusing specifically on his Aristot... Read more
1 Apr 2011
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47mins
20 - Contemporary Communitarianism (I)
20 - Contemporary Communitarianism (I)
In addition to the traditionalist-conservative view covered last time, the other anti-Enlightenment school the course ex... Read more
1 Apr 2011
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48mins
19 - The Burkean Outlook
19 - The Burkean Outlook
Edmund Burke was an English politician who wrote his Reflections on the Revolution in France to express his disdain for ... Read more
1 Apr 2011
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48mins
18 - The "Political-not-Metaphysical" Legacy
18 - The "Political-not-Metaphysical" Legacy
The mature Rawls departed quite a bit from his earlier theory of justice, choosing instead an overlapping consensus, or ... Read more
1 Apr 2011
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49mins
17 - Distributive Justice and the Welfare State
17 - Distributive Justice and the Welfare State
The main focus of today's discussion is Rawls's third, and most problematic, principle is the difference principle, whic... Read more
1 Apr 2011
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51mins
16 - The Rawlsian Social Contract
16 - The Rawlsian Social Contract
The next and final Enlightenment tradition to be examined in the class is that of John Rawls, who, according to Professo... Read more
1 Apr 2011
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48mins