Understanding Liberalism: An Introduction
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Liberalism: What is It? An Annotated Bibliography
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Robert Spaemann’s Philosophy of the Human Person: Nature, Freedom, and the Critique of Modernity by Holger Zaborowski, notes by David Alexander
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Persons: The Difference between ‘Someone’ and ‘Something’ by Robert Spaemann, notes by David Alexander
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Four Papers, Essays in Anthropology, by Robert Spaemann, notes by David Alexander
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Ryszard Legutko’s Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies, notes complete
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Demon in Democracy by R. Legutko, notes
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New Seminar in Political Philosophy, Announcement
On May 10, after compline which concludes at about 7:40 pm, a new seminar in Political Philosophy will convene, headed by David Alexander, reading through Ryszard Legutko’s The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies. All interested persons are welcome to participate either by Skype or by attending...
Understanding Politics: Introductory Reading List, 2nd Ed.
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Pierre Manent’s Beyond Radical Secularism, updated notes
Pierre Manent’s Beyond Secular Radicalism Preface Manent begins with a reflection on the political formation of modern France. Many of his reflections apply more broadly to Europe, and beyond that to the West, but he has in mind especially the particularity of France’s formation and current crisis...