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Crash Course: Political Theory
Political Cosmopolitanism
Explore the pros and cons of going global versus keeping it local in today’s politics.
Is Utopia Actually Possible?
If you’ve ever read Lord of the Flies, you know that building a society isn’t easy. How should we organize ourselves? Who’s equipped to make decisions on behalf of the group? And what would it look like for everyone to live a good life? Crash Course Political Theory will explore the big questions about what it means to live in a democracy.
Is Utopia Actually Possible?
Season 1 Episode 11 | 11m 4s | CC
Is utopia just too utopian? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we’ll explore visions of utopia from Plato to bell hooks. And we’ll investigate whether “the good place” is a good-for-nothing, impractical daydream—or a path to charting political futures.
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