Tag: "political philosophy"

Karl Marx (1818-1883)

Roger Caldwell rediscovers the bookish revolutionist.
[Issue 102: May/June 2014: Brief Lives]

By the People, For the People

by Rick Lewis
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Editorial]

The Ship of Fools

Anja Steinbauer explains why Plato had problems with democracy.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Plato and Democracy]

Democracy Is Sick

Amy Pollard reads Plato’s Republic as a reform document.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Plato and Democracy]

Plato’s Ideal Ruler Today

Mark Tan shows us how to overcome our distrust and cynicism towards governments through the appointment of philosopher kings.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Plato and Democracy]

On Democratic Theories

Huong Nguyen considers current trends in democratic thinking.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Plato and Democracy]

Could Plato’s Republic Work In China?

Keith Hui compares the Chinese state to Plato’s republic.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Plato and Democracy]

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

Philip Badger finds The Righteous Mind difficult to believe unqualifiedly.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Books]

Socrates on Conservatism

Mordecai Roshwald imagines what the Athenian gadfly might have said.
[Issue 101: March/April 2014: Dialogue]

Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

Dharmender Dhillon asks what happened to the revolutionary potential of hip hop.
[Issue 99: November/December 2013: Films]

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