By Ann Stoler I had wanted to thank Bernard for inviting me to think about what critical praxis might look like and about “What is to be done?” that might garner inspiration from (but cannot follow or rely on the… Continue Reading
By Karuna Mantena In the last two decades, contemporary political theory has seen a call for a more “realist” political theory, one that would center on questions of political practice. I begin with this debate because it seems like a pertinent… Continue Reading
By Clayton James Raithel I would like to say a few words about norms, because I think how we understand norms is crucial for our conversation, particularly as it pertains to Steven Lukes’ essay. My discussion will be broadly Hegelian… Continue Reading
By Steven Lukes The text that follows was delivered earlier this year as the Marx Wartofsky Memorial Lecture at CUNY, and I am posting it here as background to my short presentation at Wednesday’s seminar. Bernard Harcourt and I have… Continue Reading
By Bernard E. Harcourt This first seminar “Praxis & Critique,” and, for that matter, the series itself, Critique & Praxis 13/13, are not named after Marx, or for Marx—although both terms are so closely associated with him. With Marx, that… Continue Reading