Christopher Coker on the Idea of the West

In this video from the 2014 Telos in Europe Conference, Christopher Coker discusses why the idea of the West is an idea whose historical moment has come and gone, and how the collapse of the Western project is reflected in the crisis of liberal internationalism and the problems arising out of identity politics.

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Last Call for 2015 Telos Conference Abstracts

One last reminder that Monday is the deadline for submitting your abstract for next year’s Telos Conference in New York. The conference, which will take place on February 14-15, 2015, will focus on the theme of “Universal History, Philosophical History, and the Fate of Humanity.” For the full call for papers and other details, please visit the conference page at the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute website. If you wish to present a paper, send in your abstract (no more than 250 words) and a short c.v. to telosnyc@telosinstitute.net and place “The 2015 Telos Conference” in the email’s subject line.

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Daniel Krier on the 2014 Telos in Europe Conference

At the 2014 Telos in Europe Conference in L’Aquila, Italy, sociologist Dan Krier talked about his experiences at the conference as well as what distinguished the Telos conference from more discipline-specific academic gatherings. For anyone interested in participating in the upcoming 2015 Telos Conference in New York, abstracts will be accepted through October 20. For complete details and the full call for papers, please visit the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute website. We hope to see you there!

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Scenes from the 2014 Telos in Europe Conference in L’Aquila, Italy

Whether you attended or not, you’ll want to see this wonderful collection of photos from the recent Telos in Europe Conference, held in L’Aquila, Italy, in early September. Below is a sample, but you can view the full set over at our Facebook page. And just a reminder, there’s still time to submit your abstract for the upcoming 2015 Telos Conference in New York. For complete details, visit the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute website.

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Adrian Pabst on Commonwealth and Covenant

At the recent Telos Conference in L’Aquila, Italy, Associate Editor Adrian Pabst discussed his new article “Commonwealth and Covenant: The West in a Neo-Medieval Era of International Affairs,” which appears in Telos 168 (Fall 2014), a special issue on the theme of “The West: Its Past and Its Prospects.” Telos 168 is now available for purchase in our online store.

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Now Available for Pre-order: Matthias Küntzel’s Germany and Iran

Telos Press Publishing is pleased to announce that Matthias Küntzel’s Germany and Iran: From the Aryan Axis to the Nuclear Threshold is now available for pre-order. The book will be released on November 1, 2014. Pre-order your copy today, and we will ship it as soon as it is in stock.

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