Freedom’s Right: The Social Foundations of Democratic Life
The theory of justice is one of the most intensely debated areas of contemporary philosophy. Most theories of justice, however, have only attained their high … Read more
Political Process
Trump’s America: Political Culture and National Identity
Donald J. Trump’s presidency has delivered a seismic shock to the American political system, its public sphere, and to our political culture worldwide. Written by … Read more
Private and Public Lies: The Discourse of Despotism and Deceit in the Graeco-Roman World
Graeco-Roman literary works, historiography, and even the reporting of rumours were couched as if they came in response to an insatiable desire by ordinary citizens … Read more
The Leader, the Led, and the Psyche: Essays in Psychohistory
In this book of absorbing stories, Bruce Mazlish illuminates the lives of intellectual and political leaders with the penetrating light of psychohistory and in doing … Read more
The Undiscovered Dewey: Religion, Morality, and the Ethos of Democracy
None The Undiscovered Dewey explores the profound influence of evolution and its corresponding ideas of contingency and uncertainty on John Dewey’s philosophy of action, particularly … Read more
A Defense of Judgment
None In today’s increasingly polarized political landscape it seems that fewer and fewer citizens hold out hope of persuading one another. Even among those who … Read more
Limits of Optimism: Thomas Jefferson’s Dualistic Enlightenment
The Limits of Optimism works to dispel persistent notions about Jefferson’s allegedly paradoxical and sphinx-like quality. Maurizio Valsania shows that Jefferson’s multifaceted character and personality … Read more
Let’s Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education
Not so long ago, conservative intellectuals such as William F. Buckley Jr. believed universities were worth fighting for. Today, conservatives seem more inclined to burn … Read more
Reason, Tradition, and the Good: Macintyre’s Tradition-Constituted Reason and Frankfurt School Critical Theory
In Reason, Tradition, and the Good, Jeffery L. Nicholas addresses the failure of reason in modernity to bring about a just society, a society in … Read more
The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations
In this new edition of The Globalization of World Politics we have followed a similar format and structure to previous editions, but we have added … Read more
The Question of “eclecticism”: Studies in Later Greek Philosophy
00 This collection of essays is addressed to the growing number of philosophers, classicists, and intellectual historians who are interested in the development of Greek … Read more