03 Dec Exile, Statelessness, and Migration
A Political Theory Review interview with Seyla Benhabib about her recent book Exile, Statelessness, and Migration...
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26 Nov Hobbes’ Kingdom of Light
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A Political Theory Review interview with Devin Stauffer about his new book, Hobbes' Kingdom of Light...
08 Nov The Proof is in the Pudding: The Myth of Equality
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Equality is treated as a universal and invariable concept, yet in practice authors manipulate it constantly to articulate their own interpretations, inadvertently transforming it into a political conception. ...
09 Jul Dante’s Philosophical Life: Author Interview with Paul Stern
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A Political Theory Review interview with Paul Stern about his new book, Dante's Philosophical Life: Politics and Human Wisdom in Purgatorio...
17 Jun Why Honor Matters
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A Political Theory Review interview with Tamler Sommers, Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Houston, about his recent book, Why Honor Matters...
04 Jun The Founders on Race and the Rational Basis of Natural Law: Reply to Peter Myers
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For the founders, the social compact is based on equal consent on both sides. Existing citizens should consent to new citizens, just as new citizens should consent before being admitted to citizenship....
04 Jun Author Meets Critics: Thomas G. West’s The Political Theory of the American Founding
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The parochialism implied by the title of West’s book and reflected in much of its content contrasts with the universality of the founders’ rhetoric and with the timelessly applicable ideas of natural rights and the natural law. ...
04 Jun Author Meets Critics: Thomas G. West’s The Political Theory of the American Founding
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The great contribution of West’s book is to bolster the argument that the founders are a formidable group, not only in their political prudence but also in their claim to genuine moral and political wisdom....
04 Jun Natural Rights in America Today, with a Defense of the Founders on Natural Law: Reply to Seagrave
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Adam Seagrave’s review of my Political Theory of the American Founding contains both praise and criticism. I will respond here to four of his most important concerns....
07 May Boundaries of the International: Law and Empire
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A Political Theory Review interview with Jennifer Pitts about her recent book, Boundaries of the International: Law and Empire ...