Carlyle Lectures in the History of Political Thought 2026: The Shape of Democracy

Carlyle Lectures in the History of Political Thought 2026

The Shape of Democracy

Professor Jill Frank (President White Professor of History & Political Science, Cornell University)

Analyzing uses of order, agreement, power, equality, beauty, and form in the dialogs of Plato, these lectures seek to alter prevailing understandings of these keywords in Plato and to offer resources for contemporary democratic theory and practice.

Tuesday 27 January 2025

Tuesday 3 February 2025

Tuesday 10 February 2025

Tuesday 17 February 2025

Tuesday 24 February 2025

Tuesday 3 March 2025

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