Introduction to Western Political Thought (English)

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Lecture 1: Introduction to Western Political Thought

Lecture 2: Lec 1: General Outline and Method

Lecture 3: Lec 2: Method: Text and Context

Lecture 4: Lec 3: Intro & Justice

Lecture 5: Lec 4: State and Philosopher King

Lecture 6: Lec 5: Communism of Wives and Property & Critical Assessment of his Thought

Lecture 7: Lec 6: Intro & Ethics or Virtue

Lecture 8: Lec 7: Politics & His Ideal State

Lecture 9: Lec 8: Aristotle - III: Citizenship, Views on Revolution & Criticall Assessment of his Thought

Lecture 10: Lec 9: Machiavelli - I: Intro & Virtu and Fortuna

Lecture 11: Lec 10: Machiavelli - II: Politics, Violence, and Religion

Lecture 12: Lec 11: Machiavelli - III: Republicanism & Critical Assessment of his Thought

Lecture 13: Lec 12: Hobbes - I: Intro & Human Nature

Lecture 14: Lec 13: Hobbes - II: The Leviathan or Sovereign

Lecture 15: Lec 14: Hobbes - III: Political Obligation & Critical Assessment of his Thought

Lecture 16: Lec 15: Locke - I: Intro, State of Nature & Natural Rights

Lecture 17: Lec 16: Locke II: Limited Government

Lecture 18: Lec 17: Locke - III:Right to Dissent & Critical Assessment of his Thought

Lecture 19: Lec 18: Rousseau - I: Intro & Social Contract

Lecture 20: Lec 19: Rousseau - II: General Will & Critical Assessment of his Thought

Lecture 21: Lec 20: Kant - I: Intro & What is Enlightenment?

Lecture 22: Lec 21: Kant - II: Morality, Autonomy & Freedom

Lecture 23: Lec 22: Kant - III: Kingdom of Ends & Critical Assessment of his Thought

Lecture 24: Lec 23: Hegel - I: Intro & Freedom

Lecture 25: Lec 24: Hegel - II: Civil Society & State

Lecture 26: Lec 25: Hegel - III: Rights & Critical Assessment of his Thought

Lecture 27: Lec 26: Marx - I: Intro & Historical Materialism

Lecture 28: Lec 27: Marx - II: State & Class

Lecture 29: Lec 28: Marx - III: Views on Politics, Communism & Critical Assessment of his Thought

Lecture 30: Lec 29: Mill - I: Intro, Utilitarianism & Subjection of Women

Lecture 31: Lec 30: Mill - II: On Liberty, Representative Government & Critical Assessment of his Thought