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A History of Political Thought Episodes

  1.

    Green Political Thought

    A look at environmental political ideas, including decentralisation and anti-consumerism

  2. Nationalism

    A look at the 'quintessentially modern' phenonemon of Nationalism

  3. Karl Marx

    A look at the life and theories of the father of communism

  4. Liberalism

    A look at Liberalism and the works of Adam Smith, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill

  5. John Locke

    Profile of 17th century philosopher John Locke and his theories on the rights to property

  6. Thomas Hobbes

    Thomas Hobbes, who believed that life without society is "nasty, brutish, and short."

  7. Rousseau

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and his belief that knowledge and virtue do not go together

  8. Machiavelli

    A profile of the Italian Renaissance politician and philosopher

  9. Early Muslim Political Thinkers

    A look at the relationship between politics and faith in the foundation of Islam

  10. Cicero and Augustine

    A look at the teachings and philosophies of Romans Cicero and Augustine

  11. Plato and Aristotle

    The legacies of 'the most influential philosophers who ever lived'

  12. Confucious

    A look at the writings and life of the Chinese philosopher Confucious