The Foundations of Western Civilization. Episode 14 The Failure of the Polis and the Rise of Alexander

F., Thomas, (actor.). The Great Courses (Firm), (Distributor). Kanopy (Firm), (Distributor).

Summary: Why couldn't thinkers as brilliant as Plato and Aristotle conceive of a non-imaginary alternative to the polis, and why does the career of one of Aristotle's students mean that in the end, such a shortcoming may not have mattered anyway?

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Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Publisher: The Great Courses, 2002.

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General Note:	Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
Participant or Performer Note:	Thomas F. X. Noble
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2002.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.