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$0/mo Free 123 83.7% of observed tier members
$5/mo Glaucon 20 13.6% of observed tier members
$10/mo Aristotle 1 0.7% of observed tier members
$15/mo Plato 0 0% of observed tier members
$25/mo Socrates 3 2% of observed tier members
$100/mo The Lawgiver 0 0% of observed tier members
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Article Latest post PublicKojève & the End of History We talk about Alexandre Kojève, whose reading of Hegel gave rise to a theory of recognition and of an "end of history". We also discuss Kojève's influence on Francis Fukuyama and on contemporary liberalism.
April 6 0 likes 0 commentsMurray Edelman & Symbolic Politics We discuss the work of American political scientist Murray Edelman, whose work on symbolic politics predates later French theory on the "spectacle". Article February 4 Public 0 2Clarence Streit and International Federalism We discuss Streit's 1939 proposal for a international federation of democracies to avoid a new world war. We explore the limits of argumentation and the difference between making an argument and doing politics. Article Nov 27, 2025 Public 0 0Friedrich List & The National System We discuss Friedrich List's many careers, his struggle for a German customs union, his belief that nationalism would lead to the "uniting of all nations under a common law of right", what happened instead, and why. Article Sep 8, 2025 Public 0 0Vico and the Concept of the Natural We discuss Vico's theory of nature, his unorthodox mix of stereotypically ancient and modern approaches, and how his "new science" seems to be going so far. Article Jul 5, 2025 Public 0 1Kojève & the End of History We talk about Alexandre Kojève, whose reading of Hegel gave rise to a theory of recognition and of an "end of history". We also discuss Kojève's influence on Francis Fukuyama and on contemporary liberalism. Article April 6 Public 0 0Murray Edelman & Symbolic Politics We discuss the work of American political scientist Murray Edelman, whose work on symbolic politics predates later French theory on the "spectacle". Article February 4 Public 0 2Clarence Streit and International Federalism We discuss Streit's 1939 proposal for a international federation of democracies to avoid a new world war. We explore the limits of argumentation and the difference between making an argument and doing politics. Article Nov 27, 2025 Public 0 0Friedrich List & The National System We discuss Friedrich List's many careers, his struggle for a German customs union, his belief that nationalism would lead to the "uniting of all nations under a common law of right", what happened instead, and why. Article Sep 8, 2025 Public 0 0Vico and the Concept of the Natural We discuss Vico's theory of nature, his unorthodox mix of stereotypically ancient and modern approaches, and how his "new science" seems to be going so far. Article Jul 5, 2025 Public 0 1