Richard Wolin

Richard Wolin, a professor of history at City University of New York’s Graduate Center, is the author, most recently, of The Wind From the East: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution, and the Legacy of the 1960s.

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France’s National Front Draws Strength From Brexit France’s National Front Draws Strength From Brexit

The party has long shrouded racism in the language of “self-determination”—now, they feel vindicated.

Aug 5, 2016 / Richard Wolin

Democracy and Education: On Andrew Delbanco

Democracy and Education: On Andrew Delbanco Democracy and Education: On Andrew Delbanco

In College, Andrew Delbanco explains the reversal of the postwar project of democratic expansion in higher education.

May 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Richard Wolin

Being in the World: On James Miller

Being in the World: On James Miller Being in the World: On James Miller

With Examined Lives, James Miller offers a serious and readable study of the relationship between philosophy and life conduct.

Feb 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Richard Wolin

Veiled Intolerance Veiled Intolerance

A batch of new books describe how European governments have dealt with Muslim immigrants and citizens since 9/11.

Mar 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Richard Wolin

A Metaphysical Materialist A Metaphysical Materialist

Philosopher Walter Benjamin married Marxism and theology in an attempt to give hope to the hopeless.

Sep 28, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard Wolin

Heidegger Made Kosher Heidegger Made Kosher

Two new books explore the work of philosophers Emmanuel Levinas and Martin Heidegger.

Feb 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard Wolin

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