Tag: "political philosophy"

The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt

In our ‘classics’ department, James Reynolds says we mustn’t forget Hannah Arendt’s warning.
[Issue 148: February/March 2022: Classics]

Is Election Meddling an Act of War?

Elad Uzan argues that although it may well be, this doesn’t necessarily justify a warlike response.
[Issue 144: June/July 2021: Modern Moral Problems]

José Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955)

Morgan Sloan studies a Spanish philosopher and public intellectual who wanted to use philosophy to help society.
[Issue 141: December 2020 / January 2021: Brief Lives]

Philosophy in the Time of Plague, Part 2

Raymond Tallis ruminates on the reckoning and the reconstruction required.
[Issue 139: August/September 2020: Tallis in Wonderland]

Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992)

by Terence Green
[Issue 137: April/May 2020: Philosophical Haiku]

Francis Fukuyama & the Perils of Identity

Peter Benson critiques a liberal but nationalistic brand of identity politics.
[Issue 136: February/March 2020: Articles]

Etienne de la Boétie (1530-1563)

Martin Jenkins looks at the life of an influential early political philosopher.
[Issue 136: February/March 2020: Brief Lives]

Into the Cauldron!

by Rick Lewis
[Issue 135: December 2019 / January 2020: Editorial]

Should a Liberal State Ban the Burqa?

Brandon Robshaw wonders what the attitude of liberal states should be towards face coverings for women.
[Issue 135: December 2019 / January 2020: Political Philosophy]

Protecting Academic Freedom

Dieter Schönecker makes five arguments for freedom of expression.
[Issue 135: December 2019 / January 2020: Political Philosophy]

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