<description>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.</description>

We talk about Alexandre Kojève, whose reading of …

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.

Kojève & the End of History

<description>We discuss the work of American political scientist Murray Edelman, whose work on symbolic politics predates later French theory on the "spectacle".</description>

We discuss the work of American political scienti…

We discuss the work of American political scientist Murray Edelman, whose work on symbolic politics predates later French theory on the "spectacle".

Murray Edelman & Symbolic Politics

<description>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.</description>

We discuss Streit's 1939 proposal for a internati…

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.

Clarence Streit and International Federalism

<description>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.</description>

We discuss Friedrich List's many careers, his str…

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.

Friedrich List and the National System

<description>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.</description>

We discuss Vico's theory of nature, his unorthodo…

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.

Vico and the Concept of the Natural

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