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Party of One: Democracy, Political Parties, and Simone Weil
A side-by-side reading of a French philosopher and a pair of American political scientists.
Philosophy & Religion
"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry
Nothing to Fear, but …
Robert Zaretsky tackles “The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis” by Martha C. Nussbaum.
In the Grip of Dread
Dread has many expressions but only one end.
No More EasyJet: On Bruno Latour’s “Où atterrir?”
In a new text by Bruno Latour, the French theorist discusses the politics of ecological denial and the global-local divide on both sides of the Atlantic.
Not Unpacking but Seeking
A collection of essays on gender, the body, resistance, and the Occupy Movement.
Remembering Simone Weil: The Price and the Purpose of Philosophy
Robert Zaretsky considers the legacy of Simone Weil 75 years after her death.
Taking Philosophy Forward
In “Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto,” Bryan W. Van Norden calls on philosophers to expand their intellectual horizons.
Assembling a New Left
Terence Renaud explores the historical context of “Assembly,” a book on new left theory by Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt.
A Science of Exceptions: On Michel Serres’s “The Birth of Physics”
Christine Wertheim takes the measure of “The Birth of Physics” by Michel Serres, translated from the French by David Webb and William James Ross.
The Repackaging of Stoicism in the 21st Century
What does Stoicism mean today? On Massimo Pigliucci's "How to Be a Stoic."
The Queerness of It All: An Interview with Jeffrey Kripal
"Are you suggesting that Jesus was gay?" "That’s an anachronistic question. The safest thing to say is that he was anything but straight."
The Final “Final Foucault”?
Joseph Tanke reviews “Confessions of the Flesh” by Michel Foucault, unearthing the famous thinker’s later ideas.
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