Political

Philosophy

Steven Smith - Yale University

1. Introduction: What is Political Philosophy

2. Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Apology

3. Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Crito

4. Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic, I & II

5. Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic, III & IV

6. Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic, V

7. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, I, III

8. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, IV

9. The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, VII

10. New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli's The Prince (Chapters 1-12)

11. New Modes and Orders: Machiavelli's The Prince (Chapters 13-26)

12. The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan I

13. The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan II

14. The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan

15. Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise (1-5)

16. Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise (7-12)

17. Constitutional Government: Locke's Second Treatise (13-19)

18. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau's Discourse

19. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau's Discourse

20. Democracy and Participation: Rousseau's Social Contract, I & II

21. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America I

22. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America II

23. Democratic Statecraft: Tocqueville's Democracy in America III

24. In Defence of Politics