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    Telos 162 · Spring 2013
    Subjects and Sense
    Telos 162 turns to the subject, understood as the consciousness that internalizes knowledge of the world and tries to make sense of it, mediating between the particular and the universal, and the constant reorientation toward the horizons of thought, the telos, as a guide for practice. In this issue, we take stock of the current debates on the viability of the subject, and the sense and senses it came to make out of the world.
    Read Russell A. Berman's introduction here.
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    The Adventurous Heart:
    Figures and Capriccios
    by Ernst Jünger
    “This long-awaited translation of Ernst Jünger’s surrealistic threnody to aestheticized violence and the stimulation of the senses still has the power to unsettle and fascinate its readers.”
    —Martin Jay
    “Among German writers of the twentieth century, Ernst Jünger holds a fascination that few can match. He was a remarkable witness of his time and place.”
    —Allan Mitchell

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Event: Gianni Vattimo Lecture on May 31st

By Telos Press

On Friday, May 31st, Gianni Vattimo, philosopher and member of the European Parliament, will deliver a lecture entitled "Has Truth Any Role in European Public Policies?" at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York City. For more details, visit the event page on the ICI website.  . . . (continue reading)

Critical Theory and Its Aporias

By J. F. Dorahy

As an occasional feature on TELOSscope, we highlight a past Telos article whose critical insights continue to illuminate our thinking and challenge our assumptions. Today, J. F. Dorahy looks at Seyla Benhabib's "Modernity and the Aporias of Critical Theory," from Telos 49 (Fall 1981). The critical theory of the Frankfurt School begins with Max Weber. With this claim I do not mean to . . . (continue reading)

On Sale Now: The Democratic Contradictions of Multiculturalism by Jens-Martin Eriksen and Frederik Stjernfelt

By Telos Press

Save 20% when you purchase at telospress.com The Democratic Contradictions of Multiculturalism, by Jens-Martin Eriksen and Frederik Stjernfelt, is now on sale in the Telos Press store. Purchase it here and save 20% off the list price! What is multiculturalism? Is it every person's right in a democratic society to choose his or her religion and culture and to express criticism regardless . . . (continue reading)


From the Publisher's Desk

Welcome to the new Telos Press website!

Telos has always celebrated rejuvenation and renewal, and in recent years we’ve embraced that change in a variety of ways. We’ve taken Telos online and digitized our full forty-four year archive, allowing institutional subscribers from around the world to access the journal over the Internet. We’ve created a regular conference series in New York City and another more recently in Europe, which have brought together an increasing number of scholars to discuss today’s critical issues in politics and philosophy . . . (continue reading)

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