Harvey Mansfield June 30, 2014 (Episode 1)
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Chapter 1 : Political Science and Political Philosophy
To what extent can social science help us explain the world?
0:15 - 16:37 -
Chapter 2 : Tocqueville, Political Philosopher
Mansfield describes how a 19th century French aristocrat helps us understand democracy and America.
16:35 - 27:00 -
Chapter 3 : Back to the Ancients
What can the philosophers of Ancient Greece like Plato and Aristotle teach us about life?
27:00 - 34:55 -
Chapter 4 : Machiavelli, Teacher of Evil
Mansfield details the infamous Florentine’s account of the nature of morality and politics.
34:55 - 42:20 -
Chapter 5 : Translating and Teaching
Mansfield discusses his translations of classic works and how he teaches them.
42:20 - 56:42 -
Chapter 6 : What is Manliness?
Kristol and Mansfield discuss the little-understood but necessary virtue.
56:42 - 1:16:34 -
Chapter 7 : Our Corrupt Universities
What’s wrong with American higher education, and how might true literacy be preserved?
1:16:34 - 1:25:16