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The Specter of Babel
(November 2020)
A Reconstruction of Political Judgment
Michael J. Thompson - Author
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Presents a new way of thinking about fundamental political concepts such as freedom, justice, and the common good.
In an age of rising groupthink, reactionary populism, social conformity, and democratic deficit, political judgment in modern society has reached a state of crisis. In The Specter of Babel, Michael J. Thompson offers a critical reconstruction of the concept of political judgment that can help resuscitate cri...(Read More) |
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Endangered Excellence
(September 2020)
On the Political Philosophy of Aristotle
Pierre Pellegrin - Author
Anthony Preus - Translator
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A fresh look at Aristotle’s political theory with attention to the resonance of his thought for contemporary concerns.
In Endangered Excellence, Pierre Pellegrin provides a fresh interpretation of Aristotle’s Politics, revealing the extent to which Aristotle diverged from other ancient writers on politics, and the extent to which many of his positions resemble...(Read More) |
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Recovering the Liberal Spirit
(September 2020)
Nietzsche, Individuality, and Spiritual Freedom
Steven F. Pittz - Author
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Develops a theory of spiritual freedom and explores its relationship to problems of liberal political regimes.
Liberalism is often castigated for being spiritually empty and unable to provide meaning for individuals. Is it true that there simply is no spiritual side to liberalism? In Recovering the Liberal Spirit, Steven F. Pittz develops a novel conception of spiritual freedom. Drawing from Nietzsche and his figure of ...(Read More) |
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Taxation in Utopia
(September 2020)
Required Sacrifice and the General Welfare
Donald Morris - Author
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An interdisciplinary exploration of utopian political philosophy from the neglected perspective of taxation.
Taxation in Utopia explores utopian political philosophy from the neglected perspective of taxation. At its core, taxation is an ethical question. It requires people to sacrifice for the benefit of others, whether or not they also benefit themselves. Donald Morris refers to this broader, nonmonetary context as co...(Read More) |
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Contesting the Global Order
(August 2020)
The Radical Political Economy of Perry Anderson and Immanuel Wallerstein
Gregory P. Williams - Author
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Examines how events in the Cold War and post–Cold War periods shaped the intellectual projects of Perry Anderson and Immanuel Wallerstein.
Contesting the Global Order explores what it means to be a radical intellectual as political hopes fade. Gregory P. Williams chronicles the evolution of intellectual visionaries Perry Anderson and Immanuel Wallerstein, who despite altere...(Read More) |
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Image and Argument in Plato's Republic
(August 2020)
Marina Berzins McCoy - Author
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Argues that images are at the heart of the dialogue's philosophical argumentation.
Although Plato has long been known as a critic of imagination and its limits, Marina Berzins McCoy explores the extent to which images also play an important, positive role in Plato's philosophical argumentation. She begins by examining the poetic educational context in which Plato is writing and then moves on to the main lines of argument and how...(Read More) |
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Carl Schmitt between Technological Rationality and Theology
(June 2020)
The Position and Meaning of His Legal Thought
Hugo E. Herrera - Author
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Situates Schmitt’s legal scholarship in the context of debates regarding whether his thought broadly was more theological or technocratic.
Carl Schmitt, one of the most influential legal and political thinkers of the twentieth century, is known chiefly for his work on international law, sovereignty, and his doctrine of political exception. This book argues that greater prominence should be given to his early work in legal...(Read More) |
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The Historical Mind
(May 2020)
Humanistic Renewal in a Post-Constitutional Age
Justin D. Garrison - Editor
Ryan R. Holston - Editor
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Timely and provocative assessment of various cultural, moral, and political problems in “post-constitutional” America.
America is increasingly defined not only by routine disregard for its fundamental laws, but also by the decadent character of its political leaders and citizens—widespread consumerism and self-indulgent behavior, cultural hedonism and anarchy, the coarsening of moral and political discourse, an...(Read More) |
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Leo Strauss and the Theopolitics of Culture
(April 2020)
Philipp von Wussow - Author
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This archive-based study of the philosophy of Leo Strauss provides in-depth interpretations of key texts and their larger theoretical contexts.
In this book, Philipp von Wussow argues that the philosophical project of Leo Strauss must be located in the intersection of culture, religion, and the political. Based on archival research on the philosophy of Strauss, von Wussow provides in-depth interpretations of key texts and their...(Read More) |
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Capital in the Mirror
(April 2020)
Critical Social Theory and the Aesthetic Dimension
Daniel Krier - Editor
Mark P. Worrell - Editor
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Analyzes contemporary capitalism through the products of culture and art for fresh insight into emancipatory possibilities concealed within capitalism’s darkest dynamics.
Aesthetic objects, crafted as poetic reflections of the contradictory worlds that they inhabit, are simultaneously theorized and theorizing. In Capital in the Mirror, eminent critical theorists explore the aesthetic dimension for reflective visions...(Read More) |
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