Democracy and Its Alternatives

Why Care about Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau?

Documentary Nov 23, 2023 22 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E6: Put on your philosopher’s hat to explore some classical political theory. Dive into the arguments and ideas of famous political theorists Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Determine what states are legitimately and morally capable of from all three viewpoints. And finish the lesson by evaluating social contract theory in European and American contexts.

Documentary Nov 23, 2023 22 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

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Released: 2023
Run Time: 22 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.