PLSC 114: Introduction to Political Philosophy
Lecture 08 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, IV. The lecture discusses Aristotle's comparative politics with a special emphasis on the idea of the regime, as expressed in books III through VI in Politics. A regime, in the context of this major work, refers to both the formal enumeration of rights and duties within a community as well as to the distinctive customs, manners, moral dispositions and sentiments of that community. Aristotle asserts that it is precisely the regime that gives a people and a city their identity. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 08 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, IV |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Introduction: Aristotle's Comparative Politics and the Idea of the Regime |
| [00:01:45] | 2. What Is a Regime? |
| [00:13:58] | 3. What Are the Structures and Institutions of the Regime? |
| [00:20:30] | 4. The Democratic Regime |
| [00:34:35] | 5. Law, Conflict and the Regime |
| [00:43:07] | 6. The Aristotelian Standard of Natural Right or Natural Justice |
| References |
| Lecture 8 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, IV Instructor: Professor Steven B. Smith. Resources: Aristotle, Politics [ebook]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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