Julien Benda’s 1927 book “The Treason of the Intellectuals” is an important work in the liberal tradition that argues that academic philosophers should seek truth rather than align their views with their identity. Benda criticizes French authors who embraced a German worldview that stripped men of their morality and encouraged them to embrace their identityContinue reading “The Treason of the Intellectuals”
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The State of Taiwan
Taiwan represents an enigmatic case study in the International Relations sphere, since it is an incredibly small yet wealthy territory that is unrecognized as sovereign by its neighbor China and its informal ally the United States. This unique position has made Taiwan an important focal point in both Chinese and American calculations within the EastContinue reading “The State of Taiwan”
On Julius Caesar
In this response paper, I will analyze the strategic political calculations of Marcus Brutus in William Shakespeare’s canonical work Julius Caesar. In his very first line in Act I Scene II, Marcus Brutus foreshadows Caesar’s impending fate by warning “A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.” By echoing the rantings of a seeminglyContinue reading “On Julius Caesar”
American Political Theorist 