Theory with Purpose

Political theories, ancient, not-so-ancient, modern, and brand new, in modest, digestible bites.

Hobbes

The political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes

10-18
17:53

West Indian Creole Nationalism

Political liberty in the Anglophone Caribbean. Liberty asserted against racism and for the subject people’s.

09-19
32:36

The Negro Question

Thomas Carlyle’s racism & J.S. Mill’s response.

09-06
18:10

Augustine

The City of God vs. the human city.

09-01
18:51

Xunzi & Han Feizi

The end of the Warring States: Legalism

08-22
16:23

The Negro Question

Should the slaves of the British West Indies have been freed?

08-15
39:24

Mozi — Utilitarianism Chinese style

Mozi, a utilitarian, egalitarian Chinese philosopher

08-10
16:43

Aristotle

The best state, we can haz it.

08-10
14:32

Mencius— Chinese Democracy

Mencius is the second major Confucian philosopher. Where Confucius was conservative, he stood for progressive principles.

08-10
28:26

A note on Duty

A brief presentation on the Bhagavad Gita.

08-05
08:24

Plato, the Greek hierarchical ideal

Plato’s Republic plus

08-03
30:09

The start of political thought—Confucius in the Axial. Age

The political thought of Confucius in context. The beginning of political theory and ethical theory.

07-28
35:02

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