In the winter of 1965, Leo Strauss taught a seminar on Hegel at the University of Chicago. While Strauss neither conside......more
Although Leo Strauss published little on Nietzsche, his lectures and correspondence demonstrate a deep critical engageme......more
Leo Strauss is known primarily for reviving classical political philosophy through careful analyses of works by ancient ......more
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This volume examines the place of Marxist theory in the history of the journal Educational Philosophy and Theory, primar......more
New Zealand often plays leading roles in implementing progressive ideas. This book investigates what explanatory factors......more
The lion cannot guard himself from the toils, nor the fox from wolves. A Prince must therefore be a fox to discern toils......more
This volume analyzes the identity of Polish systemic solutions, the nature of change in constitutionalism and the modern......more
In legal jurisprudence, the phenomenon of "hard cases" presents itself as a dilemma between the legal positivists and th......more
This book offers a critical examination of certain ideas and values--such as remembering, forgiveness, story-telling thr......more
This collection examines different themes and offers novel interpretations of Hegel’s political philosophy. It sheds new......more
The world is changing so fast that it’s hard to know how to think about what we ought to do. We barely have time to refl......more
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This book offers a re-evaluation of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, the prominent Italian Renaissance philosopher and pri......more
Samuel Freeman is a leading political philosopher and one of the foremost authorities on the works of John Rawls. Libera......more
The rise of authoritarian populism and declining popular confidence in democratic institutions has, of late, prompted ma......more
As we emerge (though perhaps only temporarily) from the pandemic, other crises move center stage: outrageous inequality,......more
Gavin Rae shows that the problematic status of agency caused by the poststructuralist decentring of the subject is a cen......more
The values of freedom and equality are at the heart of what it means for liberal states to do justice to their citizens.......more
This book demonstrates how discussions of Political Theology have been a constant feature throughout philosophical moder......more
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As a consequence of the rapid diffusion of online media, the conditions for political communication, and research concer......more
The ’celebrated’ Catharine Macaulay was both lauded and execrated during the eighteenth century for her republican polit......more
This book critically examines the debate on Martin Heidegger’s concept of Entscheidung ("decision") and his engagement a......more
Raya Dunayevskaya is one of the twentieth century’s great but underappreciated Marxist and feminist thinkers. Her unique......more
This book brings together leading academics and activists to address the possibilities for qualitative social change bey......more
This book has two aims. First, to provide a critical legal examination of the liberal state and liberal rights in the la......more
In Political Theology on Edge, the discourse of political theology is seen as situated on an edge-that is, on the edge o......more
In Political Theology on Edge, the discourse of political theology is seen as situated on an edge-that is, on the edge o......more
This book examines the link between sensual austerity and moral leadership--a topic largely neglected in contemporary ac......more
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This book examines the relationship that prevails between the state and freedom in the works of Milton Friedman and Frie......more
In Mexico (1921) and Bolivia (1952), nationalist insurrections with armies largely composed of peasants triumphed over o......more
This collection engages the work of Michael Oakeshott predominantly on the themes of his skepticism, politics, and aesth......more
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First published in 1990. The individual’s obligation to obey the law, the state and the government is a fundamental part......more
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First published in 1987. The theory that political obligation and authority are derived from the consent of citizens is ......more
First published in 1986. In this thought-provoking book the widely acclaimed thinker and activist, Marcus Raskin, moves ......more
This book celebrates the remarkable career of Dr. Preston King, an African American political philosopher with an intern......more
The book discusses the issue of the correlation between social capital and political participation. The reader is given ......more
Humanity and Nature in Economic Thought: Searching for the Organic Origins of the Economy argues that organic elements s......more
Ethical Humans questions how philosophy and social theory can help us to engage the everyday moral realities of living, ......more
Ethical Humans questions how philosophy and social theory can help us to engage the everyday moral realities of living, ......more
This book looks at how the ideas of freedom, property, and order are expressed in modern social contract theories (SCTs)......more
This edited collection explores a variety of philosophical perspectives on land reform in Southern Africa. Presenting an......more
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This volume explores African philosophies’ expression of transitional acts where thought interacts with history and prop......more
This volume will address whether and to what extent those working to better understand or achieve climate justice should......more
Examining the significance of the Movement for Black Lives, Reckoning uncovers a broadly applicable argument for the dem......more
This volume brings together a collection of essays by contemporary thinker and social scientist S.N. Balagangadhara whic......more
All of us feel the presence of freedom in how we conceptualize, interact with, and accept or reject our political and ec......more
This book investigates communism in Marx’s writings, incorporating a consideration of communist politicity. The author o......more
Tolerance - desired by many and often demanded: By UNESCO, by the Pope, by Angela Merkel and Barack Obama. But what exac......more
Philip Kitcher’s The Main Enterprise of the World offers a sweeping vision of the goals of education. Kitcher considers ......more
The so-called anthropocene is one of the most widely discussed concepts in philosophy and critical theory at the moment.......more
Learn the TRUTH about Machiavelli and The Prince from a #1 Best-Selling Conservative Philosopher. Olavo de Carvalho, who......more
Iris Marion Young (1949-2006) was one of the most influential and innovative political theorists of her generation who h......more
When the Brazilian public intellectual Marcia Tiburi published The Psycho-Cultural Underpinnings of Everyday Fascism in ......more
This book argues that contractarianism is well suited as a political morality and explores the implications of deploying......more
What does it mean to be a white educator teaching about and against whiteness to a racially diverse group of students wh......more
The concept of mutual aid is central to the anarchist tradition, but also a source of controversy. This book’s intervent......more
This book presents a panoramic and extensive exploration of Chinese political philosophy, examining key political proble......more
An updated and expanded edition of the classic introduction to PPE-philosophy, politics, and economics-coauthored by one......more
This volume explores challenges posed by plurality, as understood by Hannah Arendt, but also the opportunities it offers......more
The period 1517-1625 was crucial for the development of political thought. During this time of expanding empires, religi......more
Overcoming Uncertainty in Ancient Greek Political Philosophy makes an historical and theoretical contribution by explain......more
Spanning a decade of Michael Marder’s contributions as a public intellectual, Senses of Upheaval documents a period of e......more
Spanning a decade of Michael Marder’s contributions as a public intellectual, Senses of Upheaval documents a period of e......more
An updated and expanded edition of the classic introduction to PPE--philosophy, politics, and economics--coauthored by o......more
When we criticize social institutions and practices, what kinds of reasons can we offer for such criticism? Political ph......more
The Politics of Bodies at Risk re-engages and re-conceptualizes politics from the point of view of the everyday experien......more
The loss of credibility of traditional media and democratic institutions points to the important challenges for the demo......more
This volume develops and describes an ontology of modern conflict. Modern conflict is a complex adaptive system. As such......more
This book argues that we can find the resources to build a public perspective if we make two commitments: to respect peo......more
Fanon, Phenomenology, and Psychology is the first edited collection dedicated to exploring the explicitly phenomenologic......more
Fanon, Phenomenology, and Psychology is the first edited collection dedicated to exploring the explicitly phenomenologic......more
Rather than looking at protest in an ideal case, this book looks at how protest is actually practiced and argues that su......more
Ph do or Phaedo also known to ancient readers as On The Soul, is one of the best-known dialogues of Plato’s middle perio......more
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