12 - The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan
12 - The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan
This is an introduction to the political views of Thomas Hobbes, which are often deemed paradoxical. On the one hand, Ho... Read more
12 Jan 2012
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24 - In Defense of Politics
24 - In Defense of Politics
This final lecture of the course is given "in defense of politics." First, the idea and definition of "politics" and the... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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23 - Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America
23 - Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America
Professor Smith discusses the moral and psychological components of the democratic state in the context of Tocqueville's... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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22 - Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America
22 - Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America
Three main features that Tocqueville regarded as central to American democracy are discussed: the importance of local go... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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21 - Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America
21 - Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America
With the emergence of democracies in Europe and the New World at the beginning of the nineteenth century, political phil... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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20 - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Social Contract, I-II
20 - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Social Contract, I-II
The concept of "general will" is considered Rousseau's most important contribution to political science. It is presented... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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19 - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Discourse on Inequality (part II)
19 - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Discourse on Inequality (part II)
The discussion on the origins of inequality in the Second Discourse continues. This lecture focuses on amour-propre, a f... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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18 - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Discourse on Inequality (author's preface, part I)
18 - Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Discourse on Inequality (author's preface, part I)
This lecture is an introduction to the life and works of Rousseau, as well as the historical and political events in Fra... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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17 - Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise (13-19)
17 - Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise (13-19)
In this lecture, two important issues are addressed in the context of Locke's Second Treatise. First, there is discussio... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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16 - Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise (7-12)
16 - Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise (7-12)
In the opening chapters of his Second Treatise, Locke "rewrites" the account of human beginnings that had belonged exclu... Read more
12 Oct 2009
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