Chasing the State
What are some of the BIG questions that might surface while chasing the state?
Theory
NTP: Political Philosophy
The Paradox Of Individualism
The politician is the malformed monster of our coexistence
Democracy can't be fixed
The Singleton Hypothesis
What Can Systems Thinking Contribute To Political Philosophy?
"Hannah Arendt’s Political Thought" by David Antonini from the 1000 Word Philosophy site
"Social Contract Theory" by David Antonini from the 1000 Word Philosophy site
VIDS: Political Philosophy
"Plato's Philosopher Kings" by Nigel Warburton from the BBC's A History of Ideas series"Freedom vs Security: Freedom at any cost?" by Nigel Warburton from the BBC's A History of Ideas series
"John Locke on Toleration" by Nigel Warburton from the BBC's A History of Ideas series
"The Harm Principle" by Nigel Warburton from the BBC's A History of Ideas series
"Contractarianism" from the Crash Course series
Political Theory - John Locke from the School of Life series
PODS: Political Philosophy
"Soul and the City: Plato's Political Philosophy" by Peter Adamson from A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps"Constitutional Conventions: Aristotle's Political Philosophy" by Peter Adamson from A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
"Heaven and Earth: Augustine's City of God" by Peter Adamson from A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
"Two Swords: Early Medieval Political Philosophy by Peter Adamson from A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
"Quentin Skinner on Machiavelli's The Prince" from the philosophy bites series
"Quentin Skinner on Hobbes on the State" from the philosophy bites series
"Richard Reeves on Mill's On Liberty" from the philosophy bites series
"Rousseau Government pt. 1" by Stephen West from Philosophize This!
"Dewey and Lippmann on Democracy" by Stephen West from Philosophize This!
"Michel Foucault pt. 3 - Power" by Stephen West from Philosophize This!
"The Social Contract, Thomas Hobbes Part 1" by Stephen West from Philosophize This!
IEP: Political Philosophy
Thomas Aquinas: Political PhilosophyAristotle:Politics
Augustine: Political and Social Philosophy
Thomas Hobbes: Moral and Political Philosophy
John Locke: Political Philosophy
Robert Nozick: Political Philosophy
Plato: Political Philosophy
Political Realism
Social Contract Theory
Totalitarianism
SEP: Political Philosophy
Ancient Political PhilosophyMedieval Political Philosophy
Political Obligation
Religion and Political Theory
Anarchism
Democracy
Dewey’s Political Philosophy
Political Legitimacy
Critical Theory
Lit
"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Please read Huxley's novel - found here. Here is the video SparkNote to help you. Please watch as a supplement to reading and not as a substitute for reading:
Follow-up Video: Huxley on Technodictators
Questions:
- What did Huxley mean when he stated "If you want to preserve your power indefinitely, you have to get the consent of the ruled" Why would any one surrender liberty to a government or ruler seeking to suppress liberty? Is this a reflection of a simpler time and simpler person?
- We think of fear and brute force as the "go-to" means to power for totalitarian regimes; what is one alternative mode as suggested through this work? Do you think one is more effective?
- Would you want to live in the society described by Huxley within his novel?
- Do we live in the society described by Huxley within his novel?
"Boy Breaking Glass" by Gwendolyn Brooks
Please read the poem here. You can listen to the poem here:Here is the poem expressed through dance:
Questions:
- Vandalism can be construed as a low level expression of anarchy or lawlessness. What alternative glimpses into the cause and meaning of the action are afforded through Brooks' poem?
- Can destruction be a creative act?