
Political Philosophy
A podcast devoted to the history of political thought in the spirit of sharing, not perfection. Explanation and discussion of classic and contemporary political ideas. YouTube: YouTube.com/politicalphilosophy
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Aug 17, 2024 • 16min
Q & A Session: Hillbilly Elegy Bookclub, Introduction
Laurie answers questions from viewers of the first session of the Hillbilly Elegy bookclub. Yes, it’s time for the Hillbilly Elegy Book Club.
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Aug 10, 2024 • 29min
Hillbilly Elegy Book Club! Introduction (Analysis of JD Vance’s 2016 book)
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Aug 4, 2024 • 27min
Why Does the US Have a Two-Party System?What Could Change That?
This is part of a monthly Longer View by Dr. Laurie Johnson, responding to a patron who asked why the US doesn’t often election third party candidates.
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Jul 29, 2024 • 27min
The Fragmented Self in Modern Liberalism (V.S. Naipaul, One Out of Many, 3) & Future Plans
Laurie wraps up her discussion of VS Naipaul’s short story One Out of Many, from In a Free State. The discussion centers around the various forms and impacts of liberal modernity and the dislocations it causes. Hillbilly Elegy bookclub is also briefly mentioned.
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Jul 15, 2024 • 19min
Unfree in Freedom/Unequal in Equality (One Out of Many, VS Naipaul 2, The Gap in God’s Country)
As we get deeper into Santosh’s experience, we see the 1968 Washington DC riots through his eyes, as he begins to contemplate his unfreedom in a free country and his equality in inequality.
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Jul 14, 2024 • 1h 1min
Dustbowl Danse Macabre: Dustbowl Diatribes Season 3, Ep. 20
Laurie and Spencer discuss the implications and reverberations of the recent Maurin Academy lecture by the last Marxist, Chris Cutrone, and their interview with John Rao on Traditionalism and the Roman School. Both men discussed the time period of the 1848 revolutions in Europe.
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Jul 10, 2024 • 24min
Dislocation: Alone in the World (One Out of Many/In a Free State, V.S. Naipaul) Gap in God’s Country
Laurie discusses the experience of dislocation and disembedding through a story by V.S. Naipaul, “One Out of Many.” The book the story is from is In a Free State, also by Naipaul.
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Jul 2, 2024 • 15min
Future Plans & Thoughts on Plato (ft. Carl Jung, Charles Taylor, Plato…)
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Jun 10, 2024 • 26min
The First Mover Argument in Plato’s Laws, Book 10
Laurie reads excerpts from the Thomas Pangle translation of Plato’s Laws, Book 10, which lay out the first mover argument of the Athenian stranger, along with its social context. Join our Patreon to gain access to the course More Real Than the World: Ancient Insights into the Nature of God, and all our other recorded and live content: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy
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Jun 2, 2024 • 23min
The Myth of Er in Plato’s Republic (Seminar 2024 Readings 6)
Discover the captivating myth of Er from Plato’s Republic, which delves into themes of justice, spiritual growth, and the moral weight of our actions. Explore the post-death journey of souls, where they face judgment based on earthly deeds, contrasting the fates of the just and unjust. Delve deep into the cosmic structure of existence, highlighting personal choice and responsibility. Finally, gain philosophical insights into the importance of virtue when choosing one's next life, warning against decisions influenced by greed.