PLSC 114: Introduction to Political Philosophy
Lecture 09 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, VII. This final lecture on Aristotle focuses on controlling conflict between factions. Polity as a mixture of the principles of oligarchy and democracy, is the regime that, according to Aristotle, can most successfully control factions and avoid dominance by either extreme. Professor Smith asserts that the idea of the polity anticipates Madison's call for a government in which powers are separated and kept in check and balance, avoiding therefore the extremes of both tyranny and civil war. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 09 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, VII |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Polity: The Regime that Most Successfully Controls for Faction |
| [00:07:30] | 2. The Importance of Property and Commerce for a Flourishing Republic |
| [00:12:28] | 3. The Aristocratic Republic: A Model for the Best Regime |
| [00:26:50] | 4. What Is Aristotle's Political Science? |
| [00:35:21] | 5. Who Is a Statesman? |
| [00:37:54] | 6. The Method of Aristotle's Political Science |
| References |
| Lecture 9 - The Mixed Regime and the Rule of Law: Aristotle's Politics, VII Instructor: Professor Steven B. Smith. Resources: Aristotle, Politics [ebook]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
Go to the Course Home or watch other lectures: