Lecture Three: Ruling and Being Ruled
Turning from the articulation of constitutional rule in terms of office, to the idea of rule itself as articulated in Aristotle and Xenophon, this lecture argues for the centrality of rule as hierarchical subordination requiring obedience not only to law but also to individual rulers as such. It then explores the psychosocial demands of willing obedience on the part of the ruled.
Date:
30 January 2018, 17:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2018)
Venue:
Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Speaker:
Melissa Lane (Class of 1943 Professor of Politics, Princeton University)
Organising department:
Faculty of History
Part of:
The Carlyle Lectures - Don’t Think for Yourself: Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Laura Spence
