The Social Contractby Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Republicby Plato
The Princeby Niccolo Machiavelli
Moral Foundations of Politicsby Ian Shapiro
The Origins of Political Order with Francis Fukuyamaby Francis Fukuyama
Reading Marx's Capital Podcastby David Harvey
On Liberty Podcastby John Stuart Mill
Reith Lectures Archive: 1948-1975 Podcast
Plato - The Republic Podcastby Plato
Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine writer Niccolò Machiavelli, originally called "De Principatibus" (About Principalities).
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.
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.
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.
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...
A recognized classic and definitive account of its subject, The Origins of Totalitarianism traces the emergence of modern racism as an "ideological weapon for imperialism,"…
Thomas Paine is one of the greatest political propagandists in history. The Rights of Man, first published in 1791, is the key to his reputation.
The Social Contract outlines Rousseau's views on political justice, explaining how a just and legitimate state is to be founded, organized and administered.
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.