The Best Regime: Virtue, Means, and Ends

2022-05-07

We continue our discussion of the conditions necessary for Aristotle’s best regime, reflecting on the inculcation of virtue and the means and ends of the American regime. Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines. Opening and closing music from the beginning and end of “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission. Opening (0:53) - We discuss graduation week at King’s and the possibility of Roe v. Wade finally being overturned by the Supreme Court.

We continue our discussion of the conditions necessary for Aristotle’s best regime, reflecting on the inculcation of virtue and the means and ends of the American regime.

Matt Parks and David Corbin explore the ideas behind today's headlines.

Opening and closing music from the beginning and end of “2020 Vision (Worse than Blind)” by Fred Lancia. Used with permission.

Opening (0:53) - We discuss graduation week at King’s and the possibility of Roe v. Wade finally being overturned by the Supreme Court.

Required Reading (5:28) - We reflect on chapters 13-15 of Book VII of Aristotle’s Politics, where Aristotle discusses the means and ends of political happiness and apply his lessons to the American regime. Links: Aristotle, The Politics.

Tocqueville’s Crystal Ball (27:58) - We review how our picks for the NBA finals are doing, the success of our NFL draft projections, and make our predictions for the NHL playoffs.

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Matt Parks is the Interim Provost and an Associate Professor of Politics at The King’s College in New York City. David Corbin is Head of School at the Geneva School of Boerne, Texas. All views expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker.

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