Tom goes back to school with Rob to learn some political philosophy. In the fist episode in this series they cover Plato & Aristotle’s views on governance.
TOPICS
Intro [0:00]
Plato [1:59]
Problems with Democracy [5:21]
Plato's Society [14:05]
Plato's View of Human Nature [22:58]
Aristotle [33:54]
Aristotle's Types of Government [35:44]
The Virtuous Mean [49:25]
Plato vs Aristotle [50:43]
Outro [55:43]
Bonus: The Void [58:33]
SUPPORT
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SHOWNOTES
Wikipedia: Plato
Wikipedia: Socratic Method
Wikipedia: Plato - Politics
Wikipedia: Aristotle
Wikipedia: Politics (Aristotle)
DISCUSS
ATTRIBUTION
Recording engineer: Craig
Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).
Main Image: The School of Athens from the Wellcome Collection under CC by 4.0
