Good in Theory: A Political Philosophy Podcast
Society & Culture:Philosophy
How does politics affect personality? In the ideal city, the perfect laws and education create philosopher kings. But what about everywhere else?
In this chapter, Socrates gets down to some real-world political science and analyzes the four kinds of regime that actually exist in the Greek world. And because the city matches the soul, each of the regimes has its own distinctive personality type.
Socrates reckons that living in a state like Sparta will make you spirited and proud; living under oligarchy will make you cheap; and living under democracy should chill you right out. Unfortunately, chilling out is the last thing you’ll do before the tyrant takes over the city and enslaves you. Easy come, easy go.
This episode covers book 8 of Plato’s Republic.
Credits
Adeimantus: Rebecca Amzallag
Glaucon: Zachary Amzallag
Ancient music: Michael Levy
Intro theme: Clayton Tapp
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46 - Athenian democracy and Plato w/ Graham Culbertson (Everyday Anarchism Podcast)
45 - Humane War feat. Samuel Moyn
44 - Samuel Huntington "The Clash of Civilizations?"
43 - Tyranny at Work feat. Elizabeth Anderson
42 - The New Aristocracy feat. Matthew Stewart
41 - Love in the Time of Big Data feat. Alfie Bown
40 - Is Liberal Democracy the Best We Can Do? feat. The Morality of Everyday Things
39 - The Glorious History and Ugly Present of Rhetoric feat. Rob Goodman
38 - GiT Holiday Special with Sep
37 - Thought Lab 4: The Psychology of Horror
36 - Moral Saints 2: Why Be a Saint?
35 - Susan Wolf, “Moral Saints”
34 - The Esoteric Plato feat. Earl Fontainelle
33 - The End of the End of History feat. Philip Cunliffe and George Hoare
32 - Fukuyama’s “The End of History?”
31 - Thought Lab 3: Utilitarianism & the Great Spreadsheet
30 - Plato's Republic 13: Choose Yourself
29 - Plato's Republic 12: Poetic Sweet Tooth
28 - Plato's Republic 11: A Tyrant's Life
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