Richard Wolin

Mar 13, 2024 | medium.com | Richard Wolin

Martin Heidegger, one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century, left an indelible mark on existential thought. However, alongside his philosophical brilliance lies a controversial legacy intertwined with politics. In this exploration, we delve into the intricate relationship between Heidegger’s existential philosophy and the political dimensions of human existence as we understand it from Richard Wolin’s book, The Politics of Being: The Political Thought of Martin Heidegger.

Mar 7, 2024 | medium.com | Richard Wolin

Richard Wolin is a distinguished intellectual historian, author, and professor renowned for his keen insights into modern European thought and philosophy. With an illustrious career spanning decades, Wolin has established himself as a leading authority on existentialism, postmodernism, and 20th century political thought. Richard Wolin obtained his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, where he honed his expertise in European intellectual history.

Dec 18, 2023 | logosjournal.com | Richard Wolin

Richard Wolin recently sat down with Michael Walzer to discuss the state of the contemporary left and Walzer’s new book, The Struggle for a Decent Politics: On “Liberal” as an Adjective. Richard Wolin: Let’s begin by talking about what you mean by “liberal as an adjective” and why this theme is so relevant today. Why do you find it important to distinguish between liberal as an adjective and the conventional use of liberalism as an “ism”?

Nov 21, 2023 | jewishreviewofbooks.com | Elli Fischer |Akiva Schick |Abraham Socher |Richard Wolin

When Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was asked whether one could exchange hostages for imprisoned terrorists in the midst of the Entebbe crisis, he began by arguing that to do so would not violate the prohibition on sacrificing one person in order to save another. We read that even if the released terrorists went on commit further acts of violence, the exchange itself would be an act of rescue, not an act of collaboration with evildoers.

Mar 1, 2023 | britannica.com | Richard Wolin

Being and Time, work by the German existentialist philosopher Martin Heidegger, first published in German (as Sein und Zeit) in 1927, that permanently altered the course of philosophy in continental Europe. Widely regarded as Heidegger’s masterpiece, Being and Time generated a level of excitement that few other works of philosophy have matched. Despite its nearly impenetrable obscurity, the work earned Heidegger recognition as one the world’s leading philosophers.