Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill - Audio
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Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill - Audio
The history and development of political philosophy has been dominated by many inspirational and radical thinkers. The tracks on this album offer both an introduction and an in-depth insight into the leading theorists in this field and their most important works. In a series of lively and invigorati...
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Transcript -- Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill
Transcript -- An introduction to this album.
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 continuing relevance to contempo...
Transcript -- Machiavelli: Nigel Warburton and Quentin Skinner
Transcript -- An in-depth discussion of Machiavelli’s The Prince, including its social, historical and moral context and the book’s continuing relevan...
Hobbes: Jon Pike and Quentin Skinner
Concentrating on the masterpiece Leviathan, Hobbes’ political and social doctrine is defined and considered, along with Hobbes’ thought on the viabili...
Transcript -- Hobbes: Jon Pike and Quentin Skinner
Transcript -- Concentrating on the masterpiece Leviathan, Hobbes’ political and social doctrine is defined and considered, along with Hobbes’ thought...
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 modern liberal theory is anal...
Transcript -- Locke: Jon Pike and Jeremy Waldron
Transcript -- A wide-ranging discussion of Locke using the Second Treatise as a starting point. Locke’s relationship to liberalism and modern liberal...
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 Inequality. A wide number of topics...
Transcript -- Rousseau: Derek Matravers and Timothy O’Hagan
Transcript -- Rousseau and his opinions on liberty are discussed with particular reference to his seminal 1755 text Discourse on Inequality. A wide nu...
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 aspects of fundamental histori...
Transcript -- Marx: Derek Matravers and Jonathan Wolff
Transcript -- This discussion focuses on the concept of production and labour in Marx’s writings, and the way in which they highlight aspects of funda...
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 the book in terms of Marx and...
Transcript -- Derek Matravers and Gerry Cohen on The German Ideology
Transcript -- The German Ideology, Marx and Engels’ 1845 book, is dissected and discussed. The discussion highlights the importance of the book in ter...
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 can tell us about choice, fre...
Transcript -- Mill: Nigel Warburton and Alan Ryan
Transcript -- This debate analyses Mill’s On Liberty. Arguments are made as to whether the book has a single, viable truth and what it can tell us abo...
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 Women and its relevance to 19th...
Transcript -- Mill: Nigel Warburton and Janette Radcliffe-Richards
Transcript -- This discussion focuses on a feminist reading of Mill, concentrating particularly on his treatise On the Subjection of Women and its rel...