The first book-length study of Leo Strauss' understanding of the relation between modern democracy, technology, and liberal education.

Examines the ideas of justice in Euripidean tragedy, which reveals the human experience of justice to be paradoxical, and reminds us of the need for humility in our unceasing quest for a just world.

Offers the Islamic concept of ummah as an alternative to the nation-state.

Shows the importance of honor for leaders, both as a source of noble ambition to pursue the public good and as dangerous temptation to seek glory through domination.

A fresh look at Aristotle’s political theory with attention to the resonance of his thought for contemporary concerns.

First translation into English of Fichte’s major work on the French Revolution.

Offers a dialogue about the future of the nature of the human, technology, metaphysical foundations, globalization, and social and political oppression.

Argues that we need to reinvent sovereignty as a motive for democratic political action while remaining alert to its dangers, specifically its relationship to violence.

Develops a theory of spiritual freedom and explores its relationship to problems of liberal political regimes.

Analysis of this important Mexican philosopher's social, cultural, and political writings.

Presents a new way of thinking about fundamental political concepts such as freedom, justice, and the common good.

This archive-based study of the philosophy of Leo Strauss provides in-depth interpretations of key texts and their larger theoretical contexts.

Essays reflecting on the prolific, pioneering, and wide-ranging scholarship of Fred Dallmayr.

Emphasizes the importance of metaphysical necessity to both philosophical theology and, through it, to moral and political theory.

Offers a powerful new interpretation of Engels’s contributions to modern social and political theory.

Offers a careful analysis of how Aristotle understands civil war, partisanship, distrust in government, disagreement, and competition, and explores ways in which these views are relevant to contemporary political theory.

Bridges Western and non-Western political thought to address the problem of democracy and political decadance in contemporary Iran and, by implication, similar Islamic societies.

An original philosophical exploration of the limits of Hegel's thought.

Analyzes key concepts and arguments in the work of one of Europe’s leading philosophers.

An especially accessible introduction to Hegel’s moral and political philosophy.

Argues that a pluralistic understanding of truth can foster productive conversations about common concerns involving religion, science, ethics, politics, economics, and ecology without falling into relativism.

Explores the concept of "moral horror" as the experience of living amidst unjustifiable state violence.

Presents the process theistic thought of Whitehead as a third alternative between classical theism and religious skepticism.

Explores the interplay between the dramatic form of the dialogue and the basic themes it addresses.

Presents strikingly original and contemporary answers to the most traditional philosophical problems in epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and political theory.