Podcast
Political Philosophy
Hosted by Dr Johnson · EN
A podcast devoted to the history of political thought in the spirit of sharing, not perfection. Explanation and discussion of classic and contemporary political ideas. YouTube: YouTube.com/politicalphilosophy
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The Quality of Friendships: Does it Matter for Politics? Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics Public Segment #3
Jun 20, 202500:18:42Tap to summarizeThis is a segment of an hour long lecture followed by a Q & A session for patrons of the Maurin Academy. To get the entire course and all the courses, reading groups and our lecture series, support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/maurinacademy Find out more about our classes and see our schedule here: https://pmaurin.org Political Philosophy Podcast: https://political-philosophy.com Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philosophy are podcasts of the Maurin Academy, which can be found on almost all podcast platforms! Follow the Maurin Academy on Twitter and Instagram for notifications about upcoming events, and get our free newsletter: https://pmaurin.org/newsletter/
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Introduction to Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics, Public Segment #2: The Mean Between Extremes
Jun 13, 202500:16:41Tap to summarizeThis is a segment of an hour long lecture followed by a Q & A session for patrons of the Maurin Academy. To get the entire course and all the courses, reading groups and our lecture series, support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/maurinacademy Find out more about our classes and see our schedule here: https://pmaurin.org Political Philosophy Podcast: https://political-philosophy.com Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philosophy are podcasts of the Maurin Academy, which can be found on almost all podcast platforms! Follow the Maurin Academy on Twitter and Instagram for notifications about upcoming events, and get our free newsletter: https://pmaurin.org/newsletter/
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Introduction to Ivan Illich: A New Maurin Academy Class Starting June 17
Jun 11, 202500:07:42Tap to summarizeStarting June 19, the Maurin Academy will host a class by Deacon Chris May on Ivan Illich. Here Deacon May discusses who Illich was and why we should know more about him. Maurin Academy Patreon (join at the Salt of the Earth for all recordings of this and all our classes, or Worker-Scholar level for live access to all our content plus our recordings): https://patreon.com/maurinacademy Maurin Academy Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.fi/cc/the-maurin-academy-311669 Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philosophy are podcasts of the Maurin Academy, which can be found on almost all podcast platforms! Follow the Maurin Academy on Instagram and Facebook for notifications about upcoming events, and get our free newsletter: https://pmaurin.org/newsletter/
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The Relationship Between Freedom and Justice (Federalist 51, Part 3)
Jun 11, 202500:20:53Tap to summarizeWe finish up Federalist 51 and end the series on Federalist 10 and 51, the basics of American Political Thought. Get Laurie’s book, The Gap in God’s Country, at most bookstores in paperback and hardcover. Laurie’s book on Kindle: https://a.co/d/9m0zrg8 The Maurin Academy: https://pmaurin.org Support the Maurin Academy on Patreon: patreon.com/maurinacademy Political Philosophy Podcast: https://political-philosophy.com Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philosophy are podcasts of the Maurin Academy, which can be found on almost all podcast platforms! Follow the Maurin Academy on Twitter and Instagram for notifications about upcoming events, and get our free newsletter: https://pmaurin.org/newsletter/
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American Liberty: How Is It Secured? (Federalist 51 Part 2)
May 6, 202500:24:07Tap to summarizeIn Federalist 51, the author asserts that the legislative branch is always the strongest branch in a republic. Why, and is this true? The founders wanted a government that helped people enjoy their liberty, but has the definition of liberty changed? Get Laurie’s book, The Gap in God’s Country, at most bookstores in paperback and hardcover. Laurie’s book on Kindle: https://a.co/d/9m0zrg8 The Maurin Academy: https://pmaurin.org Support the Maurin Academy on Patreon: patreon.com/maurinacademy Political Philosophy Podcast: https://political-philosophy.com Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philosophy are podcasts of the Maurin Academy, which can be found on almost all podcast platforms! Follow the Maurin Academy on Twitter and Instagram for notifications about upcoming events, and get our free newsletter: https://pmaurin.org/newsletter/
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Are Checks and Balances Necessary in the US Constitution? (Federalist 51, Part 1)
Apr 19, 202500:21:23Tap to summarizeThe American founders were concerned about one branch of government becoming too powerful and trampling on the freedoms of Americans by suppressing the other branches’ freedom. Here Madison or Hamilton (which one is not clear) discusses how the new constitution tries to reduce the chances of this happening through separation of powers and checks and balances. Get Laurie’s book, The Gap in God’s Country, at most bookstores in paperback and hardcover. Laurie’s book on Kindle: https://a.co/d/9m0zrg8 The Maurin Academy: https://pmaurin.org Support the Maurin Academy on Patreon: patreon.com/maurinacademy Political Philosophy Podcast: https://political-philosophy.com Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philosophy are podcasts of the Maurin Academy, which can be found on almost all podcast platforms! Follow the Maurin Academy on Twitter and Instagram for notifications about upcoming events, and get our free newsletter: https://pmaurin.org/newsletter/
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