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016
audio 16
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Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics |
N/A
Spring 1963 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Get just a glimpse of famous German-American philosopher Leo Strauss' Aristotelian teachings in a single session of his Seminar in Political Philosophy: Aristotle |
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014
audio 14
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Cicero |
N/A
Spring 1959 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Students can listen to Leo Strauss' Seminar in Political Philosophy: Cicero, which covers such works as Plato's The Republic and Marcus Cicero's On the Ends of Good and Bad Things (De Finibus). |
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016
audio 16
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Hegel, The Philosophy of History |
N/A
Spring 1965 |
Hegel |
The University of Chicago |
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| This lecture series from 1965 sheds light on Hegel's The Philosophy of History. |
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016
audio 16
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Hobbes, Leviathan and De Cive |
N/A
Winter 1964 |
Hobbes |
The University of Chicago |
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| Listen to these sessions to learn about De Cive, Leviathan, and other philosophical works. |
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009
audio 9
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Introduction to Political Philosophy |
N/A
Winter 1965 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Introduction to Political Philosophy has sixteen sessions with audio files for nine sessions. |
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020
audio 20
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Kant (1958) |
N/A
Spring 1958 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Deemed Seminar in Political Philosophy: Kant, students can listen to 20 sessions of German-American philosopher Leo Strauss' discussion of Immanuel Kant, including such works as Critique of Pure Reason and The Principle of Progress. |
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017
audio 17
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Kant (1967) |
N/A
Spring 1967 |
J. G. Herder |
The University of Chicago |
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| This seminar in Kant presents several different readings on enlightenment, human history, morals, and peace. |
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019
video 19
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Lectures on Human Capital |
N/A
Spring of 2010 |
Gary Becker |
The University of Chicago |
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| Offered by Gary Becker of the University of Chicago, this course discusses the theory of Human Capital that Becker helped to create (and won the Nobel Prize for). |
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016
audio 16
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Marx |
N/A
Spring 1960 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| This seminar in political philosophy offers readings in Communist Manifesto, Capital, German Ideology, and more. |
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002
audio 2
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Montesquieu |
N/A
Fall 1965 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Seminar in Political Philosophy: Montesquieu |
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005
audio 5
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Montesquieu I |
N/A
Winter 1966 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Explore Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws in this political philosophy course from The Leo Strauss Center. |
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016
audio 16
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Montesquieu II |
N/A
Spring 1966 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Explore The Spirit of the Laws and Persian Letters through the eyes of Leo Strauss in his Seminar in Political Philosophy: Montesquieu |
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008
audio 8
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Natural Right |
N/A
Fall 1962 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Listen as Leo Strauss' introduces and analyzes the works of Heraclitus, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero in his class, Natural Right. |
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013
audio 13
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Neitzsche |
N/A
Spring 1972 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Explore questions beyond good and evil in this Nietzsche course. |
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016
audio 16
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Plato, Apology/Crito |
N/A
Fall 1966 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| This course covers Plato's political philosophy in both Apology and Crito. |
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006
audio 6
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Plato, Euthydemus |
N/A
Summer 1968 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Learn from a philosophy reading group as they read and discuss Plato |
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015
audio 15
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Plato, Gorgias (1968) |
N/A
Fall 1963 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Saved from 1963 recordings, this lecture series explores Plato's Gorgias. |
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001
audio 1
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Plato, Gorgias (1973) |
N/A
Fall 1973 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Listen to one of Leo Strauss' last recorded academic sessions as he discusses Plato's Gorgias. |
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026
audio 26
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Plato, Laws |
N/A
Spring 1971 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Explore Plato's Laws in this 26-session recording collection. |
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016
audio 16
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Plato, Meno |
N/A
Spring 1966 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Enjoy a close reading of Plato's Meno with this lecture series. |
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017
audio 17
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Plato, Protagoras |
N/A
Spring 1965 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Study Plato's political philosophy in Protagoras with this lecture series. |
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001
audio 1
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Plato, Symposium |
N/A
Spring 1959 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Listen to one of Leo Strauss' Plato |
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004
audio 4
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Rousseau, autumn quarter 1962. |
N/A
Fall 1962 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Leo Strauss' Seminar on Political Philosophy: Rousseau covers Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Second Discourse and Emile. |
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014
audio 14
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The Origins of Political Science |
N/A
Spring 1960 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Learn about the origins of political science, with readings from Plato and Aristophanes. |
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001
audio 1
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The Socratic Question |
N/A
Spring 1968 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Listen to lecture Leo Strauss gave on The Socratic Question at Claremont Men's College in 1968. |
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017
audio 17
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Thucydides |
N/A
Spring 1973 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Examine the philosophical thought of Thucydides in this philosophy course from the University of Chicago. |
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017
audio 17
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Vico |
N/A
Fall 1963 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Study the political philosophy of Vico in this University of Chicago course. |
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004
audio 4
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Xenophon |
N/A
Spring 1962 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Explore Xenophon's Oeconomicus, Hiero, Memorabilia, and Ways and Means in Leo Strauss' Seminar in Political Philosophy: Xenophon. |
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019
audio 19
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Xenophon Oeconomicus |
N/A
Spring 1970 |
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The University of Chicago |
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| Study Xenophon's Oeconomicus in this University of Chicago course. |