Philosophy of Law
Civilization and Barbarism
Challenges the established corrections paradigm and argues for replacing mass incarceration with a viable and more humane alternative.
Carl Schmitt between Technological Rationality and Theology
Situates Schmitt's legal scholarship in the context of debates regarding whether his thought was more theological or technocratic.
African Americans and the First Amendment
The first detailed examination of African Americans and First Amendment rights, from the colonial era to the present.
Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment, Second Edition
Historical and contemporary philosophical writings on punishment.
The Laws of the Spirit
An account of Hegel's political insights and their contemporary relevance.
The Promise of Democracy
Presentation of a new, ethical vision of democracy built around self-rule, civic education, and ethical cultivation.
Philosophy and Law
A groundbreaking study of the political philosophy of Maimonides and his Islamic predecessors.
Human Rights and Human Diversity
This original and provocative book is concerned with fundamental questions in moral, political, and legal philosophy. It challenges both supporters and sceptics alike to rethink their ideas about human ...
Language, Sexuality, and Ideology in Ezra Pound's Cantos
Ezra Pound's Cantos remains among the most influential and difficult of twentieth century poetic writings. But now, for the first time, Rabaté's powerful and original study presents a theory of reading ...