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Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill - Audio

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  • Transcript -- Hobbes: Jon Pike and Quentin Skinner

    August 23, 2009

    Transcript -- Concentrating on the masterpiece Leviathan, Hobbes’ political and social doctrine is defined and considered, along with Hobbes’ thought on the viability of monarchy.

  • Locke: Jon Pike and Jeremy Waldron

    August 23, 2009 · 53 min

    A wide-ranging discussion of Locke using the Second Treatise as a starting point. Locke’s relationship to liberalism and modern liberal theory is analysed, as well as his relationship to the ‘state of nature’ debate.

  • Transcript -- Locke: Jon Pike and Jeremy Waldron

    August 23, 2009

    Transcript -- A wide-ranging discussion of Locke using the Second Treatise as a starting point. Locke’s relationship to liberalism and modern liberal theory is analysed, as well as his relationship to the ‘state of nature’ debate.

  • Rousseau: Derek Matravers and Timothy O’Hagan

    August 23, 2009 · 56 min

    Rousseau and his opinions on liberty are discussed with particular reference to his seminal 1755 text Discourse on Inequality. A wide number of topics including sovereignty, legislators and social choice, is broached.

  • Transcript -- Rousseau: Derek Matravers and Timothy O’Hagan

    August 23, 2009

    Transcript -- Rousseau and his opinions on liberty are discussed with particular reference to his seminal 1755 text Discourse on Inequality. A wide number of topics including sovereignty, legislators and social choice, is broached.

  • Marx: Derek Matravers and Jonathan Wolff

    August 23, 2009 · 29 min

    This discussion focuses on the concept of production and labour in Marx’s writings, and the way in which they highlight aspects of fundamental historical materialism, formal equality and the relationship between the state and the…

  • Transcript -- Marx: Derek Matravers and Jonathan Wolff

    August 23, 2009

    Transcript -- This discussion focuses on the concept of production and labour in Marx’s writings, and the way in which they highlight aspects of fundamental historical materialism, formal equality and the relationship between the state and…

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About the show

The history and development of political philosophy has been dominated by many inspirational and radical thinkers. The tracks on this album offer both an introduction and an in-depth insight into the leading theorists in this field and their most important works. In a series of lively and invigorating discussions, leading political philosophers examine canonical texts and seminal thinkers from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century, highlighting their intellectual and cultural impact and the context in which the texts were originally written. This material forms part of The Open University course AA311: Reading political philosophy, from Machiavelli to Mill.