The Telos Press Podcast: Aryeh Botwinick on Originalism, Skepticism, and Constitutional Theory

In today’s episode of the Telos Press Podcast, David Pan talks with Aryeh Botwinick about his article “Contra Originalism: The Elusive Text” from Telos 195 (Summer 2021). An excerpt of the article appears here. In their conversation, they discussed the doctrine of originalism in constitutional theory, the role of the Bible in Western legal and constitutional history, the relation between originalism and skepticism, Derrida’s weak messianism, the way that Derrida’s skepticism undermines itself through the category of the gift, the relationship of originalism to the paradox of sovereignty, and the reason why Hobbes’s statement that “life is motion” is the only defensible phrase. If your university has an online subscription to Telos, you can read the full article at the Telos Online website. For non-subscribers, learn how your university can begin a subscription to Telos at our library recommendation page. Print copies of Telos 195 are available for purchase in our online store.

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The Telos Press Podcast: Aryeh Botwinick on Negative Theology, Power, and the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict

In today’s episode of the Telos Press Podcast, Camelia Raghinaru talks with Aryeh Botwinick about his article “Negative Theology, Power, and the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict,” from Telos 192 (Fall 2020). An excerpt of the article appears here. If your university has an online subscription to Telos, you can read the full article at the Telos Online website. For non-subscribers, learn how your university can begin a subscription to Telos at our library recommendation page. Purchase a print copy of Telos 192 in our online store.

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