Author Archives: stuartelden

Maxim Samson, Earth Shapers: How We Mapped and Mastered the World, from the Panama Canal to the Baltic Way – Profile Books, August 2025; University of Chicago Press, October 2025 The globetrotting story of how humans have harnessed the geographical … Continue reading →

André Laks, Plato’s Second Republic: An Essay on the Laws – Princeton University Press, paperback September 2025 In Plato’s Second Republic, André Laks argues that the Laws, Plato’s last and longest dialogue, is also his most important political work, surpassing the Republic in historical relevance. Laks offers a … Continue reading →

Daniel J. Sherman, Sensations: French Archaeology between Science and Spectacle, 1890–1940 – University of Chicago Press, May 2025 New Books discussion with Sarah Mills. Thanks to dmf for the link. Delves into two controversies from the French archaeological world to illuminate … Continue reading →

Leovino Madriaga Garcia, Ricoeur’s Early Ethical Philosophy: Explorations of Responsibility and Hope – Bloomsbury, September 2025 Using the themes of responsibility and hope, this introduction to the thought of Paul Ricoeur addresses both the beginner and the specialist.By focusing on … Continue reading →

Janae Sholtz, The Invention of a People: Heidegger and Deleuze on Art and the Political – Edinburgh University Press, paperback 2025 Ten years after its initial publication, this book is finally available in paperback. A multi-layered reading of the intersections … Continue reading →