In the third of our series, Mansfield discusses our fundamental political divisions as well as modern philosophy and its consequences. Click "Show more" to view all chapters. For more conversations, visit http://www.conversationswithbillkrist...
Chapter 1 (00:15 - 31:01): On Party Government
Chapter 2 (31:01 - 42:32): Tocqueville's Critique of Philosophy
Chapter 3 (42:32 - 1:07:23): Is Machiavelli a Philosopher?
Chapter 4 (1:07:23 - 1:36:40): Progress and Rational Control
This is the third conversation in our ongoing series with the distinguished Harvard political philosopher Harvey Mansfield. In this conversation, Harvey Mansfield and William Kristol explore the distinctive characteristics of our two political parties. Kristol and Mansfield also consider Tocqueville, Machiavelli, and the limits of science—what Mansfield calls “rational control”—in modern politics.
