Public Philosophy

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Totalitarianism in Our Time

By Nathan Eckstrand Several dystopian classics became bestsellers—1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and The Handmaid’s Tale—following Donald Trump’s election, presumably by people who wished...

Negativity and Democracy: Marxism and the Critical Theory Tradition

Vasilis Grollios, Negativity and Democracy: Marxism and the Critical Theory Tradition, Routledge, 2017. (Routledge Advances in Democratic Theory Series) Despite the crisis and the fact...

Ethics and Contemporary Politics: Trump Junior’s Emails and the Rule of Law

With the release last week of Donald Trump Junior’s emails, from which the public learned that he enthusiastically embraced the offer of a Kremlin...

Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Campus Illiberalism as Moral Fundamentalism

This series, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, is aimed at exploring the various ways philosophy can be used to discuss issues of relevance to...