Lecture 24 - In Defense of Politics. This final lecture of the course is given "in defense of politics." First, the idea and definition of "politics" and the "political" are discussed with reference to
the ideas of Immanuel Kant and twentieth-century political scientists, novelists, and philosophers such as Bernard Crick, E. M. Forster, and Carl Schmitt. Patriotism, nationalism, and cosmopolitanism are also addressed as
integral parts of political life. Finally, the role of educators - and "old books" - is discussed as essential to developing a proper understanding of the political.
(from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 24 - In Defense of Politics
Time
Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00]
1. Bernard Crick: "In Defense of Politics"
[00:03:55]
2. E. M. Forster: Patriotism and Loyalty
[00:07:29]
3. Carl Schmitt and Aristotle: Patriotism and Loyalty
[00:12:24]
4. Immanuel Kant: Transpolitical Cosmopolitanism
[00:16:17]
5. Schmitt vs. Kant: Nationalism vs. Cosmopolitanism
[00:25:45]
6. Ethos of the American Regime
[00:33:05]
7. Where Should the Study of Political Science Be Today? Who Should Educate the Educators?