Books by David (Wake Forest University Weinstein

Weinstein and Zakai contextualize, ideologically and politically, the works of Hans Baron, Karl Popper, Leo Strauss and Erich Auerbach, following their exile from 1930s Nazi Germany. They demonstrate how, despite their different disciplines and distinctive modes of working, they all responded passionately to their shared trauma.

This rich and provocative study is the first to examine Herbert Spencer's critical role in the development of liberal utilitarian moral and political philosophy in the nineteenth century. While several scholars correctly see Mill as a founder of liberal utilitarianism, none have appreciated Spencer's equally important formative role.