Frederic R. Kellogg (GWU): Comparing Natural and Normative Inquiry: The "Real" and the "Right" as Ordering Concepts. David A. Reidy (Tennessee): The Right and the Good. Youngjae Lee (Fordham): Deontology, Political Morality and the State. Eyal Benvenisti (Tel Aviv): Sovereigns as Trustees of Humanity: The Minimal Other-Regarding Obligations. Suzy Killmister (Massey): Why Group Membership Matters: A Critical Typology. Gianluigi Palombella (Parma): The (Re-) Constitution of the Public. An interview with Gerald Gaus, author of The Order of Public Reason: A Theory of Freedom and Morality in a Diverse and Bound World (and more). Pierre Manent (CESPRA): The Greatness and Misery of Liberalism. A review of Liberal Loyalty: Freedom, Obligation, and the State by Anna Stilz. A review of Modus Vivendi Liberalism: Theory and Practice by David McCabe. From The Art of Theory, an interview with Danielle Allen on political philosophy; and Paul Kahn on his book Political Theology: Four New Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty. An excerpt from Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach by Martha Nussbaum (and Nussbaum on the capabilities approach to human development). A review of Measuring Justice: Primary Goods and Capabilities, ed. Harry Brighouse and Ingrid Robeyns. Michael Sandel on justice and the moral side of murder. Justice goes global: Harvard University political philosopher Michael Sandel sure is popular — just look at how he’s received in Asia. After Hegel: An interview with Robert Pippin (and a review of Pippin’s Nietzsche, Psychology and First Philosophy). Would we want to live in Plato’s ideal society? Plato’s vision of a harmonious state would scandalize liberals and conservatives alike — but some of his advice might be worth taking.
