philosophy 1010

Module 06/Online Resources Political Philosophy.html

Survey the following resources to use in Discussions. You are not expected to read/view all of these, but you are encouraged to cite some of these in your Discussion postings.

Political Philosophy

• Read about the general subject of Political Philosophy.

Ideal and Real States

• Find out about the political philosophy of Confucius.
• See this focused interpretation of Plato's ideal state in the Republic.
• Read this introduction to Aristotle's Politics.
• Browse the original text of Politics.
• Read King James on the subject of divine right.
• Compare divine right to the Mandate of Heaven.
• Video: Watch this introduction to Confucius. (5:35)
• Video: See this crash course on the Mandate of Heaven and Confucius. (12:11)
• Video: Watch this interpretation of Plato's Republic. (18:11)
• Video: See this video on Justice. (10:14)

Natural Law and State of Nature

• Find out about Natural Law Theory in Ethics.
• What is Social Contract Theory?
• Compare and contrast the views of Hobbes and Locke on social contracts.
• Explore the political philosophy of Liberalism.
• Find out about the state of nature in political theory.
• Video: Find out about Natural Law Theory in philosophy. (9:38)
• Video: See this short introduction to Social Contracts. (1:34)
• Video: Watch this video on Hobbes social contract theory. (6:45)
• Video: Watch this introduction to Hobbe's Social Contract Theory. (9:31)
• Video: See this crash course on Locke's Social Contract theory. (9:13)
• Video: Watch this video on Rousseau. (7:46)

(Learning Objectives Supported: 1b, 2a, 3b, 4b)