Introduction: John E. Seery, PART I: Dignity, 1. The Concept of Human Dignity (2011), 2. Is John Gray a Nihilist? (2006), 3. On Being Watched and Known (2001), PART II: Morality, 4. Punishment and the Spirit of Democracy (2007), 5. Morality and Self-Sacrifice, Martyrdom and Self-Denial (with a new addendum) (2008), 6. Democracy and Untruth (2012), 7. Political Realism (2013), Part III: Individuality, 8. Locke and the Political Origins of Secularism (2009), 9. Arendt and Individualism (1994), 10. Individuality and Egotism (2002), An interview with George Kateb: Abraham Lincoln and Political Theory Questions from John E. Seery
Biography
John E. Seery is George Irving Thompson Professor of Government and Professor of Politics at Pomona College, Claremont CA, USA. He has written books on themes such as irony, death, liberal arts education, and constitutional age requirements, and his articles have covered a range of topics, from abortion politics to Grant Wood’s American Gothic.
