Plato's Laws (MP3 download) Ayn Rand

Plato's Laws (MP3 download) Ayn RandBy Robert Mayhew "God or some human strangers, who is given credit for laying down your laws?" So begins Plato's last and longest dialogue, the Laws. In the Republic, Plato created his ideal political community, wherein philosopher kings ruled absolutely. Years later, in the Laws, he described in detail what he claimed is the second best cityone ruled not by philosophers but by laws. This course expands one's knowledge of Plato's philosophy through a

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The Kantian revolution in philosophy

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