

The Greatest Form of Government | Guest: The Prudentialist | 10/25/23
Oct 25, 2023
Guest: The Prudentialist, Political theorist and expert on sovereignty. Exploring Aristotle's forms of government, strengths and weaknesses of monarchy, addressing inequality and power dynamics, the importance of public spirit in a successful republic, bottleneck wars and the question of tyranny, tailoring of government and challenges of min-maxing.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Forms of Government and Their Variations
04:04 • 18min
The Role of Monarchy in Addressing Inequality and Power Dynamics
21:50 • 5min
Monarchy: Power, Authority, and Accountability
26:33 • 24min
The Importance of Public Spirit in a Successful Republic
50:21 • 15min
Exploring Bottleneck Wars and the Question of Tyranny
01:05:00 • 7min
The Tailoring of Government and the Challenges of Min-Maxing
01:11:52 • 2min