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The Moral Foundations of Politics - Audio

The Moral Foundations of Politics - Audio

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16 - The Rawlsian Social Contract

16 - The Rawlsian Social Contract

The next and final Enlightenment tradition to be examined in the class is that of John Rawls, who, according to Professo... Read more

1 Apr 2011

48mins

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19 - The Burkean Outlook

19 - The Burkean Outlook

Edmund Burke was an English politician who wrote his Reflections on the Revolution in France to express his disdain for ... Read more

1 Apr 2011

48mins

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18 - The "Political-not-Metaphysical" Legacy

18 - The "Political-not-Metaphysical" Legacy

The mature Rawls departed quite a bit from his earlier theory of justice, choosing instead an overlapping consensus, or ... Read more

1 Apr 2011

49mins

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03 - Natural Law Roots of the Social Contract Tradition

03 - Natural Law Roots of the Social Contract Tradition

Before exploring the three Enlightenment traditions in particular, Professor Shapiro examines the Enlightenment holistic... Read more

1 Apr 2011

46mins

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13 - Appropriating Locke Today

13 - Appropriating Locke Today

The final Enlightenment tradition left to be explored in this course is social contract theory, for which we must return... Read more

1 Apr 2011

46mins

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10 - Marx's Theory of Capitalism

10 - Marx's Theory of Capitalism

Today, Professor Shapiro continues his discussion of Enlightenment theory of Karl Marx, focusing on the foundations of h... Read more

1 Apr 2011

51mins

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11 - Marxian Exploitation and Distributive Justice

11 - Marxian Exploitation and Distributive Justice

Exploitation is an important technical--not normative--concept in the theory of Karl Marx. Although we are dealing with ... Read more

1 Apr 2011

47mins

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09 - The Marxian Challenge

09 - The Marxian Challenge

Marxism is the second Enlightenment tradition upon which the course will focus. Contrary to popular belief, Marx did not... Read more

1 Apr 2011

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05 - Classical Utilitarianism and Distributive Justice

05 - Classical Utilitarianism and Distributive Justice

Professor Shapiro continues his examination of Jeremy Bentham's formulation of classical utilitarianism, with a focus on... Read more

1 Apr 2011

45mins

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06 - From Classical to Neoclassical Utilitarianism

06 - From Classical to Neoclassical Utilitarianism

In this economics-oriented lecture, Professor Shapiro introduces neoclassical utilitarianism as it was formulated by eco... Read more

1 Apr 2011

48mins

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