While libertarians like to think of political libertarianism as a peculiarly western concept, it turns out that classical ...

Since the upheavals of the financial crisis of 2008 and the political turbulence of 2016, it has become clear to many that liberalism is, in some sense, failing. The turmoil has given pause to ...

Internationally respected political philosopher Chantal Delsol headlines Rochester Institute of Technology’s annual political science conference April 16 and 17. The Good, the Bad and the Modern will ...

When it comes to 17th-century English philosophers, Thomas Hobbes holds a lot of appeal. He wrote with vivid prose, rich argument and a stinging wit. He was also ahead of his time. Nearly 400 years ...

Retired Professor Robert K. Faulkner, a longtime faculty member in the Boston College Political Science Department who was a universally respected scholar of modern political philosophy and American ...

Boethius, a sixth-century Roman statesman, was in the prime of his life when his political career was brought to a sudden and ignominious end. Running afoul of corrupt politicians, he was falsely ...