2. Utilities, Endowments, and Equilibrium
Financial Theory (ECON 251) This lecture explains what an economic model is, and why it allows for counterfactual reasoning and often yields paradoxical conclusions. Typically, equilibrium is defined as the solution to a system of simultaneous equations. The most important economic mode
From playlist Financial Theory with John Geanakoplos
Reactive Systems use a high-performance software architecture. They are resilient under stress, and their reactive design allows them to scale elastically to meet demand. The reactive design approach allows the creation of more complex, more flexible systems and forms the basis for some of
From playlist Software Engineering
Lecture 34, John Rawls, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2013
From playlist UT Austin: UGS 303 Political Philosophy - Ideas of the 20th Century | CosmoLearning.org Philosophy
Nicholas Wolterstorff on Liberal Democracy and Absolutism
Nicholas Wolterstorff, Emeritus Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale Divinity School, discusses the nature of liberal democracy, a structure which favors no ideology above another.
From playlist Faith and Globalization
Romanticism and the Concept of Genre
In this lecture, Dr Ross Wilson (University of Cambridge) explores the relationship between Romanticism and the concept of genre, focusing in particular on: (i) the view of writers such as Bryan Procter and William Wordsworth that genre was little more than ‘the capricious habits of former
From playlist English Literature
3. Locke: Equality, Freedom, Property and the Right to Dissent
Foundations of Modern Social Thought (SOCY 151) John Locke, a liberal thinker and near-contemporary of the conservative Hobbes, disputes Hobbes's thinking in some keys ways and builds on it in others. Locke starts his political theory with a notion of individuals in the state of nature
From playlist Foundations of Modern Social Theory with Iván Szelényi
Game theory (4), evolution and economics.
This video concludes by showing how the consideration of maximum fitness in biology has a direct analog with maximum fitness (i.e., profit or success) in economics. The best way of thinking about successful and high fitness strategies must always be done from the perspective of the individ
From playlist TAMU: Bio 312 - Evolution | CosmoLearning Biology
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Philosophy
Professor Charles Anderson discusses the thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. This comes from a course on Political, Economic, & Social Thought at the University of Wisconsin many years ago. #Philosophy #Rousseau #PoliticalPhilosophy
From playlist Social & Political Philosophy
Banana Wars - US Marines Occupy Cuba, Haiti & Dominican Republic (Documentary)
Following the Spanish-American War, the United States foreign policy, under the influence of the Monroe Doctrine, intervened in several countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The United States Marine Corps was usually the military arm of these involvements as was the case in Cuba,
From playlist The Great War - 1921
Lecture 8, Progressivism, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, at the University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2013
From playlist UT Austin: UGS 303 Political Philosophy - Ideas of the 20th Century | CosmoLearning.org Philosophy
Progressive Presidents: Crash Course US History #29
In which John Green teaches you about the Progressive Presidents, who are not a super-group of former presidents who create complicated, symphonic, rock soundscapes that transport you into a fantasy fugue state. Although that would be awesome. The presidents most associated with the Progre
From playlist US History
Woodrow Wilson: A World War and a League of Nations (1913 - 1921)
Woodrow Wilson was president during a time when a lot was changing in the world. World War I broke out, and as hard as he tried to keep America out of it, it was inevitable that it enter the action, only to emerge as the world's premiere superpower. Wilson had a lot of progressive views, a
From playlist American History
Contract Law 2 Intro Ricketts v Scothorn (foregoing employment)
Introduction to Contracts Ricketts v Scothorn (foregoing employment) To access case file, copy and paste link into browser - ianayres.com/sites/default/files/files/Ricketts%20v_%20Scothorn.docx These video lectures are taken from Prof. Ayres’ Coursera Courses: American Contract Law I &
From playlist American Contract Law
Henry L. Stimson Lectures on World Affairs: Reserve but Proud Reserve. Britain Detached from Europe
The first talk in the series "Henry L. Stimson Lectures on World Affairs: Britain and Europe in a Troubled World with Vernon Bogdanor." Vernon Bogdanor is a frequent contributor to TV, radio, and the press. In 2008, he was awarded the Sir Isaiah Berlin Award by the Political Studies Assoc
From playlist The MacMillan Center
John J. Mearsheimer, “The False Promise of Liberal Hegemony”
Henry L. Stimson Lectures on World Affairs. John J. Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science and the co-director of the Program on International Security Policy at the University of Chicago, gave a series of three lectures in November on “Libera
From playlist The MacMillan Center
Depicting a view of the country prior to the outbreak.
From playlist Mega Playlist
Jack Rakove: “Why a Footnote (or, The Significance of Carolene Products)”
History professor Jack Rakove covers the controversy over the Supreme Court’s efforts to gut Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal in his Stanford course, "The Constitution: A Brief History."
From playlist Stanford Historian Jack Rakove: "The Constitution: A Brief History"
Presuppositionalism and Natural Theology: A Critical Analysis
A guest reading by Riverrun of "Presuppositionalism and Natural Theology: A Critical Analysis of the Presuppositional Challenge to Natural Theology" by Prof. David Haines. Full text: https://www.academia.edu/17323489/PRESUPPOSITIONALISM_AND_NATURAL_THEOLOGY
From playlist Philosophy
2. Hobbes: Authority, Human Rights and Social Order
Foundations of Modern Social Thought (SOCY 151) An examination of Hobbes's lifetime reveals that the uncertainty of the British monarchy during his life (1588-1679) inspires Hobbes's social and political thought, especially regarding the role of the sovereign to provide for the security
From playlist Foundations of Modern Social Theory with Iván Szelényi
U.S. Relations with India Pakistan and Afghanistan Part 1
What should be the objectives of the U.S. presence in South Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India in the post-Bush era? Where will US relations with India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan lead in the future? The Orfalea Center brought a group of seasoned South Asia scholars to UC, Santa Barbara
From playlist Interviews and Talks