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The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx
Available on: Digital Download
Undoubtedly one of the most influential writings of all time, the Communist Manifesto divided the globe for almost a century.
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The Law
by Frederic Bastiat
Available on: Digital Download
The Law is one of the most important books ever written on the uses and abuses of law.
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The Prince
by Niccolo Machiavelli
Available on: Digital Download
Written in 1513 to the Medici family, Machiavelli's work is known primarily for its ruthless advice and shocking lack of morality.
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Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau
Available on: Digital Download
Classic essay by Thoreau explaining why he went to jail rather than submit to a tax he felt unjust, Civil Disobedience served as inspiration to both Gandhi and Tolstoy and continues to be regarded as a definitive statement of the rights of the individual within the state.
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In Depth: Francis Fukuyama
by Francis Fukuyama
Available on: Online Video
In this 3-Hour interview with political philosopher and author Francis Fukuyama he discusses many of his books including "America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy".
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The Philosophy of Conflict Resolution
by John Hume
Available on: Online Video
Mr. Hume is a member of the British and European Parliaments, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for "... efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland."
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Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau
Available on: Digital Download
Thoreau refused to pay taxes in 1846, based on his opposition to the Mexican War, and was later jailed...
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The Federalist #10
by James Madison
Available on: Digital Download
James Madison's first and greatest contribution to the work that would become known as the Federalist Papers. In #10 Madison turns on its head the centuries old maxim that representative government could survive only in small republics.
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God and the State
by Mikhail Bakunin
Available on: Digital Download
Bakunin’s most famous work, published in various lengths, this version is the most complete form of the work published hitherto.
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The Short Forms
by Hoby Van Hoose
Available on: Digital Download
The NeoConservative movement. It's history, ideology, damage to the world and intrinsic flaws.
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Earth's Survival
by Scott Friedman
Available on: Digital Download
To sustain life on Earth the focus of our society must change from money and things to people and relationships.
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World Community 8
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
Podcast #8 searches for values that are truly universal and appropriate for the world community, requiring that we transcend national boundaries and go beyond our time, culture, and specific values.
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The West and the Rest
by Roger Scruton
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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World Community 7
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
Kant proposed the cosmopolitan idea as a way of eluding the threat of perpetual war among states. I consider the possibility of a postmodern era in which that cosmopolitan idea replaces nationalism.
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World Community 11
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
The U. S. should take the lead in developing a form of society that can serve as a model for the world. I propose mandatory national service that would include military and nonmilitary options.
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World Community
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
I will consider two fundamentally different visions of world community: 1. A single nation presides over a global empire; 2.A common human community preserves autonomy, mutual respect, and diversity.
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World Community 9
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
Rather than building empires to dominate the world community, individual people and governmental representatives should use the cosmopolitan idea formulated by Kant as a universal guide for decisions.
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World Community 10
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
The cosmopolitan idea guides thinking about a world community. Issues that would benefit from applying the cosmopolitan idea: global warming, crossing national borders, and nuclear proliferation.
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World Community 6
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
Nationalism, spawned by modernism, presents a formidable dilemma. Now we must ask: Does Kant provide the political foundation on which a world community might be conceived in the postmodern era?
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Solzhenitsyn and Whittaker Chambers
by Daniel J. Mahoney
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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World Community 3
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
Plato’s Philosopher King and Hobbes’ Leviathan promise peace, order, and security, but they conceal the truth to build their empire. I explore contemporary versions of justifying secrets and lies.
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World Community 5
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
This podcast treats the ethical philosophy that grew out of the Enlightenment (with a focus on Kant’s ethics). It part of the search for the foundations on which a world community might be based.
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Is This Still the Age of Socialism?
by Alan Charles Kors
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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Leadership and the Liberal Arts
by Josiah Bunting
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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World Community 4
by Albert Anderson
Available on: Digital Download
The United States has created an empire that seeks to dominate the world, how long will it last? Chalmers Johnson and Niall Ferguson think it is already in decline. This podcast will explore why.
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