Lectures (Video)
- 1. Introduction: What is Political Philosophy?
- 2. Socratic Citizenship: Plato, Apology
- 3. Socratic Citizenship: Plato, Crito
- 4. Philosophers and Kings: Plato, Republic, I-II
- 5. Philosophers and Kings: Plato, Republic, III-IV
- 6. Philosophers and Kings: Plato, Republic, V
- 7. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle, Politics, I, III
- 8. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle, Politics, IV
- 9. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle, Politics, VII
- 10. New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli, The Prince
- 11. New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli, The Prince II
- 12. The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan
- 13. The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan II
- 14. The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan III
- 15. Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise
- 16. Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise II
- 17. Constitutional Government: Locke, Second Treatise III
- 18. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Discourse
- 19. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Discourse II
- 20. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau, Social Contract
- 21. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America
- 22. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America II
- 23. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville, Democracy in America III
- 24. In Defense of Politics
Introduction to Political Philosophy - Lecture 2
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Lecture 2 - Socratic Citizenship: Plato, Apology
The lecture begins with an explanation of why Plato's Apology is the best introductory text to the study of political philosophy. The focus remains on the Apology as a symbol for the violation of free expression, with Socrates justifying his way of life as a philosopher and defending the utility of philosophy for political life.
Prof. Steven B. Smith
PLSC 114 Introduction to Political Philosophy, Fall 2006 (Yale University: Open Yale) http://oyc.yale.edu Date accessed: 2008-12-29 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
