PLSC 114: Introduction to Political Philosophy (Fall 2006, Open Yale Courses): Lecture 07 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, I, III

PLSC 114: Introduction to Political Philosophy

Lecture 07 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, I, III. The lecture begins with an introduction of Aristotle's life and works which constitute thematic treatises on virtually every topic, from biology to ethics to politics. Emphasis is placed on the Politics, in which Aristotle expounds his view on the naturalness of the city and his claim that man is a political animal by nature. (from oyc.yale.edu)

Lecture 07 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, I, III

Time	Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00]	1. Aristotle: Plato's Adopted Son
[00:12:45]	2. Man Is, by Nature, the Political Animal
[00:30:15]	3. The Naturalness of Slavery

References

Lecture 7 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, I, III
Instructor: Professor Steven B. Smith. Resources: Aristotle, Politics [ebook]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov].

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Lecture 01 - Introduction: What is Political Philosophy?

Lecture 02 - Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Apology

Lecture 03 - Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Crito

Lecture 04 - Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic, I-II

Lecture 05 - Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic, III-IV

Lecture 06 - Philosophers and Kings: Plato's Republic, V

Lecture 07 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, I, III

Lecture 08 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, IV

Lecture 09 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, VII

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

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