25. Tying up Loose Ends
Professor Gendler begins with brief introductory remarks about the course’s methodology, explaining the approach that wa... Read more
24 Jan 2014
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44mins
2. The Ring of Gyges: Morality and Hypocrisy
After introducing Plato's Republic, Professor Gendler turns to the discussion of Glaucon's challenge in Book II. Glaucon... Read more
17 Jan 2014
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42mins
1. Course Introduction
Professor Gendler explains the interdisciplinary nature of the course: work from philosophy, psychology, behavioral econ... Read more
17 Jan 2014
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42mins
24. Censorship
Professor Gendler explores some aspects of the question of what sorts of non-rational persuasion are legitimate for a go... Read more
27 Mar 2012
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45mins
26. Concluding Lecture
In this concluding lecture, Professor Gendler charts four paths through the course. The first path traces how the course... Read more
27 Mar 2012
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48mins
23. Social Structures
Professor Gendler begins by recapping the topic of state legitimacy and then offers a way of understanding the disagreem... Read more
27 Mar 2012
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49mins
22. Equality II
Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, State, and Utopia is presented as a counterpoint to Rawls’ A Theory of Justice. In contrast to ... Read more
27 Mar 2012
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45mins
14. The Trolley Problem
The discussion of Kant from last lecture continues with a statement and explication of his first formulation of the cate... Read more
27 Mar 2012
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48mins
21. Equality
The discussion of the legitimacy of government is continued with an introduction to a major 20th century work of politic... Read more
27 Mar 2012
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45mins
20. The Prisoner's Dilemma
Two game theoretical problems--the Prisoner’s Dilemma and the Problem of the Commons--are explored in detail. Both colle... Read more
27 Mar 2012
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47mins