Political Theory 101
Political Theory 101
A podcast about political theory. Freely available to all, but we'd love your support on Patreon:
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Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play
https://www.patreon.com/politicaltheory101
Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play
Episodes
Mentioned books
16 snips
Nov 9, 2019 • 1h 31min
Caesar, Weber, and the Power of Charisma
Edmund and Benjamin discuss the role of charismatic leaders in politics in the Roman Empire, interwar Germany, and more recently.
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Oct 14, 2019 • 1h 17min
Aristotle, Constant, and the Distribution of Time
Benjamin and Edmund discuss the ancient zero-sum conception of liberty, attempts by later political theorists to universalise it, and some of the ways understandings of liberty have changed to accommodate that.
Draws most heavily on Aristotle's "Politics" and Constant's "The Liberty of the Ancients Compared With That of the Moderns" and "Adolphe".
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Oct 8, 2019 • 1h 16min
Hobbes, Plato, and the Rise of the State
Benjamin and Edmund discuss why both Hobbes and Plato think the state is necessary, comparing and contrasting the two along the way.
Oct 3, 2019 • 17min
Welcome to Political Theory 101
Benjamin Studebaker and Edmund Wilson welcome you to a new series about the history of political thought and some of the people who have contributed to it.
