WARNING: PHILOSOPHICAL POST (So I just cut this section from the intro to my dissertation so I thought I would post it here.) Political Theology and Political Philosophy Mark Lilla makes a rough distinction between political philosophy and political theology that will set the stage for our consideration of political theology.[1] For Lilla, all political […]
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Some have asked about my reading of Augustine’s political thought in recent scholarship. Below are two foundational interpretations that have guided much recent investigations. This is from the beginning of the 6th chapter of my dissertation. Reading City of God through book 19 As with central ideas of Augustine, and Hegel before that, […]
Last week I was in LA at the Wesleyan Philsophical Society. I presented a paper on “Christ in Circulation: The Eucharist and Money.” The abstract is below and then after the break is the paper. If you are interested then you should definitely also check out Jason A. Coker’s post on a similar topic: The […]
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Badiou on Heideggar on Truth
In a previous post on Badiou and Truth I summarized the ‘structure of Truth’ but not Badiou’s understand of a ‘truth procedure’ and the becoming new of a truth. Also, in the comments, John noted a similarity between Heideggar and Badiou. I will take up these issues in reference to Badiou’s “Philosophy and Truth” in […]