We know that violence breeds violence. We need look no further than the wars in the western Balkans, the genocide in Rwanda, or the ongoing crisis in Israel and Palestine. But we don’t know how to dea
"Analyzes current understandings of victimhood in discussions of child soldiers, identity politics, violent conflict, and global responses to atrocity"--
Intimate love requires exceptional vulnerability that opens us to suffering, sacrifice, and loss. Is it always worth the risk? Consulting philosophers, writers, and poets who draw insights from materi
Speaking of Freedom analyzes the development of ideas about freedom and politics in contemporary French thought from existentialism to deconstruction, in relation to several of the most prominent twen
Does love command an ineffability that remains inaccessible to the philosopher?The essays collected in Thinking About Love take up the nature and experience of love with reference to some of our best-
Does love command an ineffability that remains inaccessible to the philosopher?The essays collected in Thinking About Love take up the nature and experience of love with reference to some of our best-