The Political Theory Review
Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy.This podcast is not affiliated with the University of Houston, and no opinions expressed on this podcast are that of the University of Houston. Image: Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), in the public domain courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Latest episodes
Aug 22, 2023 • 1h 7min
Episode 130: Melissa Lane - Of Rule and Office
A conversation with Melissa Lane about her new book "Of Rule and Office: Plato's Ideas of the Political" (Princeton UP).
Aug 16, 2023 • 1h 30min
Episode 129: Donovan Miyasaki - Nietzsche's Immoralism and Politics after Morality
Donovan Miyasaki, author of Nietzsche's Immoralism and Politics after Morality, discusses interpretations of Nietzsche's political philosophy, the concept of normativity in Nietzsche's work, the difference between qualitative and quantitative will to power, Nietzsche's influence on culture and the scholarly industry, and the contrast between the last man and the higher type in Nietzsche's philosophy.
Aug 1, 2023 • 1h 24min
Episode 128: David James - Property and its Forms in Classical German Philosophy
A conversation with David James about his recent book "Property and its Forms in Classical German Philosophy" (Cambridge UP).
Jul 20, 2023 • 1h 18min
Episode 127: Ewa Atanassow - Tocqueville's Dilemmas, and Ours
A conversation with Ewa Atanassow about her recent book, "Tocqueville's Dilemmas, and Ours: Sovereignty, Nationalism, Globalization" (Princeton UP).
Jun 27, 2023 • 1h 5min
Episode 126: Thomas Pangle - The Life of Wisdom in Rousseau's Reveries
A conversation with Thomas Pangle about his recent book "The Life of Wisdom in Rousseau's Reveries of the Solitary Walker" (Cornell UP).
Jun 26, 2023 • 1h 18min
Episode 125: Laurence Cooper - Dreaming of Justice, Waking to Wisdom
A conversation with Laurence Cooper about his recent book, "Dreaming of Justice, Waking to Wisdom: Rousseau's Philosophic Life" (U of Chicago Press).
Jun 9, 2023 • 1h 18min
Episode 124: Jeanne Morefield - Unsettling the World
A conversation with Jeanne Morefield about her recent book, "Unsettling the World: Edward Said and Political Theory" (Rowman & Littlefield).
May 16, 2023 • 1h 21min
Episode 123: Mathias Thaler - No Other Planet
A conversation with Mathias Thaler about his recent book "No Other Planet: Utopian Visions for a Climate-Changed World" (Cambridge UP).
Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 15min
Episode 122: Eric MacGilvray - Liberal Freedom
Exploring the origins and misconceptions of liberalism, Hegel's philosophy of right, the relationship between republican freedom and markets, the concept and value of republican freedom, the relevance of soft despotism to liberalism, and the fragility of liberalism's future.
Apr 5, 2023 • 1h 15min
Episode 121: Richard Velkley - Sarastro's Cave
A conversation with Richard Velkley about his recent book, Sarastro's Cave: Letters from the Recent Past (Mercer UP).
