The Political Theory Review

About The Political Theory Review

Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy. This podcast is not affiliated with the University of Wisconsin, and no opinions expressed on this podcast are that of the University of Wisconsin. Image: Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), in the public domain courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Host contact: Jeffrey Church, jchurch4@wisc.edu

Publisher

Jeffrey Church

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2019

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

23 of 171 episodes have a transcript.

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   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 219: Felipe Taufer - Marx's Anti-Practical Philosophy

   Host [Host Name] interviews Felipe Taufer, author of "Marx's Anti-Practical Philosophy," exploring the roots and aftermath of Marx's critique of political economy.

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   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 218: Peter Verovsek - Juergen Habermas

   Host Peter Verovsek interviews himself about his new book exploring Juergen Habermas's role as a public intellectual and critical theorist.

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   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 217: Jeffrey Howard - Setting Fire to Reason

   Host Jeffrey Howard discusses his book "Setting Fire to Reason: the Ethics of Free Speech," exploring the ethical boundaries of free expression.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 219: Felipe Taufer - Marx's Anti-Practical Philosophy

Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So in the second branch, I would like to mention Gerald Cohen readings of Marx, Alan Wood, but also Derek Allen, who is someone that read Marx as being an utilitarianist regarding justice. And this second branch of interpretations of Marx They are defending basically that the central conception of Marx that should be at the center of the normative conceptions is the concept of justice. Of course, Wood's interpretation here is a very famous one and I am very sympathetic to it because Wood is basically trying to say that Marx does not have an autonomous conception of justice, but Marx is trying to analyze capitalism conception of justice or more in a comprehensive way that each mode of productions has its own justice conception. […]

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• Felipe Taufer
• Peter Verovsek
• Jeffrey Howard
• Kristina Lepold
• Jonathan Quong

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

52 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

37 ratings

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Engagement

95