Political Philosophy
Fr. James V. Schall
This course was recorded in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
45-minute lectures
Introduction
Ethics Books 1 & 2
Ethics Books 3 & 4
Ethics Books 5 & 6
Ethics Books 7 & 8
Ethics Books 9 & 10
Politics
Cicero (Part 1)
Cicero (Part 2)
Simon A General Theory of Authority
Simon on Authority in Polis
Simon Truth Good
Old and New Testament Political Philosophy
Dean on Augustine (Part 1)
Dean on Augustine (Part 2)
Deane on Augustine on War
Aquinas on Law Introduction
Aquinas on Law (Part 2)
Machiavelli (Part 1)
Machiavelli (Part 2)
Bloom on Shakespeares Political Philosophy (Part 1)
Bloom on Shakespeares Political Philosolphy (Part 2)
Hobbes_Locke_Rousseau
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 1) Initial Comments
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 2) Introduction
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 3) Chapter 1A
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 4) Chapter 1B
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 5) Chapter 2A
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 6) Chapter 2B
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 7) Chapter 3A
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 8) Chapter 3B
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 9) Chapter 4A
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 10) Chapter 4B
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 11) Chapter 5
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 12) Chapter 6A
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 13) Chapter 6B
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 14) Chapter 7A
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 15) Chapter 7B
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 16) Chapter 8
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 17) Chapter 9A
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 18) Chapter 9B
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 19) Chapter 10A
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 20) Chapter 10B
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 21) Chapter 11
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 22) Chapter 12A
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 23) Chapter 12B
At the Limits of Political Philosophy (Part 24) Conclusion
F. Schumacher's A Guide for the Perplexed
Nietzsche (Part 1)
Nietzsche (Part 2)
Plato Death Socrates
Phaedo
Republic Chapter 1
Republic Chapter 2
Republic Chapter 3
Republic Chapter 4
Republic Chapter 5-6
Republic Chapter 7
Republic Chapter 8-9
Republic Book 10
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Lectures 1-20
Lectures 21-40
Lectures 41-60
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