Political Philosophy Audio & Video

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and arguably Plato's best known work.

Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine writer Niccolт Machiavelli, originally called "De Principatibus" (About Principalities).

The Republic is an influential work of philosophy and political theory by the Greek philosopher Plato, written in approximately 360 BC.

The Law is one of the most important books ever written on the uses and abuses of law.

In The Republic, Plato tackles the big issues of the state and the individual: how the state should be ruled, and by whom; and the way the individual should lead his life - and why...

Civil Disobedience is Thoreau's primary essay on how to interact with Government. Here the author argues that a citizen must always uphold conscience over what is prescribed by law.

This course is intended as an introduction to political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the Western political tradition.

A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States that reminds us of fundamental American principles.

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Columbia law professor Philip C. Bobbitt for a discussion of his new book on Machiavelli, "The Garments of Court and Palace."

The audio book version of The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude, by Йtienne de La Boйtie, as read by Dr. Floy Lilley.