Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill
Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill
An introduction to this album.
23 Aug 2009
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Machiavelli: Nigel Warburton and Quentin Skinner
Machiavelli: Nigel Warburton and Quentin Skinner
An in-depth discussion of Machiavelli’s The Prince, including its social, historical and moral context and the book’s co... Read more
23 Aug 2009
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47mins
Hobbes: Jon Pike and Quentin Skinner
Hobbes: Jon Pike and Quentin Skinner
Concentrating on the masterpiece Leviathan, Hobbes’ political and social doctrine is defined and considered, along with ... Read more
23 Aug 2009
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52mins
Locke: Jon Pike and Jeremy Waldron
Locke: Jon Pike and Jeremy Waldron
A wide-ranging discussion of Locke using the Second Treatise as a starting point. Locke’s relationship to liberalism and... Read more
23 Aug 2009
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53mins
Rousseau: Derek Matravers and Timothy O’Hagan
Rousseau: Derek Matravers and Timothy O’Hagan
Rousseau and his opinions on liberty are discussed with particular reference to his seminal 1755 text Discourse on Inequ... Read more
23 Aug 2009
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56mins
Marx: Derek Matravers and Jonathan Wolff
Marx: Derek Matravers and Jonathan Wolff
This discussion focuses on the concept of production and labour in Marx’s writings, and the way in which they highlight ... Read more
23 Aug 2009
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28mins
Derek Matravers and Gerry Cohen on The German Ideology
Derek Matravers and Gerry Cohen on The German Ideology
The German Ideology, Marx and Engels’ 1845 book, is dissected and discussed. The discussion highlights the importance of... Read more
23 Aug 2009
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29mins
Mill: Nigel Warburton and Alan Ryan
Mill: Nigel Warburton and Alan Ryan
This debate analyses Mill’s On Liberty. Arguments are made as to whether the book has a single, viable truth and what it... Read more
23 Aug 2009
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29mins
Mill: Nigel Warburton and Janette Radcliffe-Richards
Mill: Nigel Warburton and Janette Radcliffe-Richards
This discussion focuses on a feminist reading of Mill, concentrating particularly on his treatise On the Subjection of W... Read more
23 Aug 2009
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18mins