Craig Deitschman has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 3.5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Communist Manifesto and Social Contract (Knowledge Products) Giants of Political Thought Series.
Communist Manifesto and Social Contract (Knowledge Products) Giants of Political Thought Series
Summary
Communist Manifesto examines the theory and goals expounded by Karl Marx. Marx argues that history flows inevitably toward a social revolution, which will result in a society without economic classes. The influence on Marx of Hegel, Feuerbach, and other philosophers is examined, as is his friendship and collaboration with Engels. Social Contract, by Rousseau, argues that people secure their liberty by entering into an implied contract with government. Rather than being protected by natural rights, their liberty is secured by the "general will", one of the most famous and troublesome ideas in political theory. This presentation explores Rousseau's concept of social order and its implications for individual freedom and the good of society.
©1986 Knowledge Products, Inc. (P)1986 Knowledge Products, Inc.
Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence (Knowledge Products) Giants of Political Thought Series
Summary
Common Sense examines how Americans defended the right to resist unjust laws, and how this right of resistance was transformed into a right of revolution. It examines Thomas Paine's views on the difference between society and government, his defense of republican government, his total rejection of hereditary monarchy, and his belief that Americans should take up arms against the English government. The Declaration of Independence articulates the principles of the American Revolution. This audiobook discusses natural rights; government by consent; the social contract; the difference between alienable and inalienable rights; and the right of revolution against oppressive governments.
©1985 Knowledge Products, Inc. (P)1985 Knowledge Products, Inc.
Reflections on the Revolution in France & Rights of Man
Summary
The Giants of Political Thought series is an easy and entertaining way to broaden your mind and your awareness of great ideas. Reflections on the Revolution in France is a slashing attack on the French Revolution by one of Britain’s most famous statesmen. Liberty and social order, Burke argues, are maintained by the traditional rights and duties embedded in custom and law. And when these traditions are overthrown in revolutions, society is threatened with chaos, bloodshed and despotism. In Rights of Man, Thomas Paine argues that the French Revolution was based on the same principles as the American Revolution: natural rights, an implied “social contract,” and the right of revolution against oppressive governments. Paine, unlike Burke, sees government as the primary threat to social order. He has little regard for traditional institutions, if those institutions are oppressive and unjust.
©1986 Knowledge Products, Inc. (P)1986 Knowledge Products, Inc.
On Liberty & Vindication of the Rights of Women
Summary
In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill advocated individual liberty based on a philosophical concept called utilitarianism, or "the greatest happiness for the greater number". This intellectual tradition rejects natural rights, such as those in Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. Despite beginning with a different theoretical foundation than natural rights proponents, Mill reaches a similar conclusion, that diversity in individual thought and action ultimately benefits society. Vindication of the Rights of Woman examines the tumultuous life of Mary Wollstonecraft and the social conditions against which she struggled. It explores her call for female independence against the backdrop of 18th-century England, the French Revolution, and the changing role of women. Mary Wollstonecraftt lived the life she advocated, defying accepted customs for female employment, marriage, and family life.
©1986 Knowledge Products, Inc. (P)1986 Knowledge Products, Inc.