
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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Feb 25, 2023 • 23min
Do Democracies Produce Tyrants? (Gorgias 4)
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Feb 11, 2023 • 27min
Should Speech and Debate Teachers Be Blamed for Bad Politicians? (Gorgias 3)
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Jan 28, 2023 • 23min
Lies or “Rhetoric?” Socrates on Deceptive Democratic Speech (Gorgias 2)
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Jan 21, 2023 • 18min
Why Read the Classics? Intro to Plato’s Gorgias: on Democratic Politics (ft. cat)
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Jan 14, 2023 • 19min
What’s Wrong With Democracy? (Politics of the Real 9)
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Jan 7, 2023 • 22min
The Private is Public (Politics of the Real 8)
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Dec 14, 2022 • 28min
Should We Be More Tolerant–Or Will Our Brains Fall Out? (Politics of the Real 7)
Laurie discusses DC Schindler’s views on the limitations of liberal religious toleration and his argument for a better toleration that coincides with increased influence or even establishment of the Catholic Church. This subject allows Laurie to contrast Schindler’s views with those of Christian anarchists and anti-empire theologians, and to explore whether or not Schindler’s views are, in fact, utopian, or at least unconsciously still influenced by Enlightenment thinking.
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Dec 3, 2022 • 15min
The Meaning of Ownership (Politics of the Real 6)
Laurie discusses Ch. 5 of DC Schinder’s The Politics of the Real having to do with property and extends the reasoning into corporate property and the environment.
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Dec 2, 2022 • 19min
Redefining Rights: Positive, Teleological Right (Politics of the Real, 5)
In this segment of Laurie’s series on DC Schindler’s The Politics of the Real, she focuses on Schindler’s critique of liberal rights and his proposal for theorizing positive rights using teleological thinking.
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Nov 5, 2022 • 35min
How Can Community Be Built? (Politics of the Real 4)
Laurie focuses on chapter 3 of DC Schindler’s The Politics of the Real. In this chapter, Schindler argues that liberal structures cannot create real community, so even communitarian proposals for doing so fall short. Schindler also begins to hint at what he thinks would do so better.
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