Books by Ronald Beiner

In Dangerous Minds, Ronald Beiner traces the deeper philosophical roots of such far-right ideologues as Richard Spencer, Aleksandr Dugin, and Steve Bannon, to the writings of Nietzsche and Heidegger-and specifically to the aspects of their thought that express revulsion for the liberal-democratic view of life.

Written by established authorities on Kant as well as by new scholars in the field, this volume illustrates the ways in which contemporary thinkers differ regarding Kantian philosophy and Kant's legacy to political and ethical theory.

A brilliant, ambitious rethinking of the nature of political community and the challenges to modern citizenship by one of Canada's foremost political scientists.

What is the nature of political judgement? This book examines Kant's concept of taste and Aristotle's concept of prudence, as well as the works of political philosophy by Arendt, Gadamer and Habermas, crucially influenced by Kant and Aristotle.