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Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Why Study Aristotle?
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
We discuss the four kinds of democracy and the importance of understanding the nature of one’s own regime to be an excellent citizen or statesman.
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 the coming of April and our disastrous NCAA tournament picks.
Required Reading (2:45) - We reflect on the four types of democracy Aristotle describes in chapter 4 of Book VI of The Politics and the need he discusses in the following chapter to understand one’s own regime in order to improve it. Links: Aristotle, The Politics.
Tocqueville’s Crystal Ball (24:41) - We make our picks for the concluding games of the NCAA tournament.
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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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