The first comprehensive examination of the debate between Leo Strauss and Alexandre Kojève on the subject of philosophy and tyranny.

Analyzes the role of community in the writings of Giorgio Agamben, Roberto Esposito, and Jean-Luc Nancy.

Brings Kafka’s fiction into conversation with philosophy and political theory.

Examines how Aristotle posits political philosophy and the experience of friendship as a means to bind strictly intellectural virtue with morality.

Leading theorists explore the concept of political liberalism.

Using Chinese thought, explores how non-Western thought can structure generally applicable social and political theory.

Deepens our understanding of power through a survey of how its dynamics have been understood from ancient times to the present.

Leading scholars and legal practitioners explore constitutional, legal, and philosophical topics.

European scholars discuss Leo Strauss as a major figure in the history of philosophy.

Reflections on principle and prudence in the thoughts and actions of great thinkers and statesmen.

Examines how the animal/human divide has influenced power dynamics.

Highlights and critically assesses the work of contemporary Italian political philosophers.

Using the thought of Christian thinker Thomas Aquinas and Neo-Confucian Zhu Xi, explores how to exercise and limit authority.

Uncovers clues regarding the inner life of Machiavelli's political leaders.

Demonstrates how the ethical underpinning of Hegel’s political and social philosophy has relevance for contemporary democratic life.

An introduction to Thomas Hobbes as a systematic and not merely political philosopher.

Draws out numerous affinities between the sophists and Socrates in Plato's dialogues.

Argues for revitalizing the place of honor in contemporary life.

Explores how the thought of Leo Strauss amounts to a model for thinking about the connection between philosophy, Jewish thought, and history.

An ambitious and radically original reading of philosopher Francis Bacon.

Analysis of Plato’s influence on the political thinking of Kant, Hegel, and Fichte.

An account of Hegel's political insights and their contemporary relevance.

Proposes a post-Straussian reading of Plato to advance a reconciliation of ancient and modern theories of natural right.

Examines the political dimensions of Aristophanes’ comic poetry.

Examines the contemporary discourse on happiness through the lens of governmentality theory.