
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

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).

Mar 31, 2023 • 1h 20min
Episode 120: Frederick Neuhouser - Diagnosing Social Pathology
Topics discussed include rejecting harmful conceptions of social pathology, Marx's use of biological language in capitalism, the artificiality and construction of social conventions, Durkheim's view of political society, philosophy of history in the 19th century, and conceiving society as social pathology.

Mar 10, 2023 • 1h 17min
Episode 119: Rebecca Kingston - Plutarch's Prism
A conversation with Rebecca Kingston about her recent book "Plutarch's Prism: Classical Reception and Public Humanism in France and England, 1500-1800" (Cambridge UP).

Mar 7, 2023 • 1h 5min
Episode 118: Michael Walzer - A Struggle for a Decent Politics
A conversation with Michael Walzer about his recent book, "A Struggle for a Decent Politics: On 'Liberal' as an Adjective" (Yale University Press).

Feb 10, 2023 • 1h 20min
Episode 117: Nicholas Tampio - Teaching Political Theory
A conversation with Nicholas Tampio about his recent book Teaching Political Theory: A Pluralistic Approach (Edward Elgar).
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