What is Tyranny? | Episode LXVIII
New Humanists
English - May 15, 2024 17:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsLanguage Learning Education Society & Culture Philosophy latin ancient greek biblical hebrew language learning humanism liberal arts classics education ancient languages humanities Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We think we know what a "republic" is, but what did the Romans mean with their phrase "res publica"? What about the Italian humanists? And how did they distinguish a republic from a tyranny? We take a look at two more chapters from James Hankins's book, Virtue Politics, a groundbreaking examination of Renaissance political theory. These chapters focus on the question of legitimacy: What makes a government legitimate? What makes it illegitimate?
James Hankins's Virtue Politics: https://amzn.to/3UiQpp3
Francesco Petrarch's Invectives: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780674011540
New Humanists episode on Nietzsche and slavery: https://newhumanists.buzzsprout.com/1791279/14044549-compassion-versus-classical-antiquity-episode-lvii
Cicero's De Officiis: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780199540716
Robert Harris's Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780743498661
Adrian Goldsworthy's Caesar: Life of a Colossus: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780300126891
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Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com