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Category: Past Seminars
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 […]
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 […]
New Manent Seminar: Beyond Radical Secularism
Message from David Alexander: I would like to propose that we read Beyond Radical Secularism by Pierre Manent and do so on the following schedule: […]
Manent, The City of Man, Ch. 4, pp. 137-155, Parts 15-23
15 Locke does not deny that man has an essence or a substance but claims, in fact, that it is unknowable. Man’s being is […]
Manent, The City of Man, Ch. 4, pp. 126-137, Parts 8 – 14
8 John Locke agrees that man is different from the animals, distinguished by his power of abstracting. It is only that we do not know […]
Pierre Manent’s City of Man, chapter 4, notes
Notes on Manent’s The City of Man, Chapter IV: The Hidden Man 1 Manent has described thus far the three major spheres in modern man’s […]
Pierre Manent’s City of Man, ch. 3, Notes
Notes on Manent’s The City of Man, Chapter III, “The Economic System” by David Alexander 1 Where Montesquieu cautiously established the English experience as a […]