The Close Read
Alex PriouPhilosophical reflections on politics.
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The Technological Soul: On Modernity, Ideology, and the Limits of Reason
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I was recently interviewed by Eli Karetny, Interim Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at CUNY, about some of my recent work on technology, ideology, and higher education. What I offer here is part of a...
The Problem of Providence and Socrates
I was asked to write something on Pre-Socratic poetry and philosophy and Plato’s Socrates. It’s a massive topic, and the result is a paper that is more wide-ranging than a responsible scholar would ever allow himself to write. I’m sharing i...
Heidegger on Nihilism, Nietzsche, and the Academy
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Last month, I gave a talk on Heidegger on Nihilism, Nietzsche, and the Academy. The lecture covers Heidegger’s Rectoral Address, “The Self-Assertion of the German University”; his essay, “Nietzsche’s Word: God is Dead”; and his pos...
A Few Recent Podcasts
I recently sat down to talk about Heidegger, nationalism, technology, and other things with my colleague, Audrey Unverferth. Give it a watch:
If you’re interested in these subjects, here are two other podcasts I did recently, where...
Ronna Burger, "Moses as Lawgiver"
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I had the great pleasure of bringing my graduate advisor, Ronna Burger, to the University of Austin to speak about Moses to our students, all of whom are reading Exodus for their core course, “The Beginning of Politics.” Read more...
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Roubos Sabbatical Scholar at the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the University of Colorado Boulder and Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Austin (UATX)
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