The transformation of political order in the modern world cannot be understood solely through the traditional categories of monarchy, aristocracy, democracy, or even bourgeois liberalism. The rise…
Hannah Arendt, one of the most influential political theorists of the twentieth century, stands as a bridge between the philosophical traditions of continental Europe and the democratic…
There have been many Shakespeare scholars, critics, and admirers throughout history. Such undying popularity, and engagement, is a testament to the profound and timeless nature of Shakespeare’s…
The sudden coming of the state of emergency all over the Western world was a tough blow to the postmodern sensibility. Banned from routine, locked at home,…
Carl Schmitt and Leo Strauss in the Chinese-Speaking World: Reorienting the Political, Kai Marchal and Carl K.Y. Shaw, eds. Lanham, Lexington Books, 2017. Carl Schmitt and…
The Political Discourse of Carl Schmitt: A Mystic of Order. Montserrat Herrero. London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. Montserrat Herrero is Associate Professor of Political Philosophy at…
I My initial inspiration to read Eric Voegelin came after I finished my PhD candidacy exam in political theory in the fall of 2013. It was born…
In his book on Politics as Religions, Emilio Gentile credits Eric Voegelin with the invention of the concept of “political religions,” a concept that will be systematically…