It is the rare historian who asks herself what the discipline of history can contribute to human
flourishing. How human beings can live more fulfilling lives; how they can best use their …

This article surveys the state of the field of the history of political thought. The premise of the
discipline is that political arguments and ideas have developed historically and thus have …

This essay defends a broad, eclectic, and inclusive kind of political theory against
methodological militants who would restrict political theory's permissible purview. It rejects …

Genealogies are an increasingly important part of contemporary political philosophy.
However, even recent genealogies differ a great deal in terms of their ends and methods …

Many scholars seek contemporary insights from historical texts. Yet such efforts often fall
short. Some studies do not demonstrate a gap in the literature, or they overgeneralize about …

How did Kenneth Waltz read canonical theoretical texts? Waltz understood himself first as a
political theorist and remained committed to interpreting political thought throughout his …

The present article revolves around the notion of universality and its relation to freedom and
temporal orientation in contemporary political thought, with a focus on Susan Buck-Morss' …

The use of historical arguments to justify aggressive actions is turning into an actual
challenge for the modern international system. The example of Russian aggression …

Abstract The Russian aggression against Ukraine and its historical accompaniment (which
is used for propaganda) made the question of the answer relevant. The purpose of the …

This paper proposes a new framework for categorizing approaches to the history of political
thought. Previous categorizations exclude much research; political theory, if included, is …