Paul Franco
Biographic Data
| ID | 3629242 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Franco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | Franco |
| SIGNATURE | FRANCO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bowdoin College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Nietzsche's Search for Philosophy
There was a time in the not too distant past when one would be obliged to begin a review like this with a comment about the relative neglect of Nietzsche's middle works, HH, D, and GS. That time now seems to be well behind us. In recent years, there has been a spate of scholarly books (not to mention articles) devoted to these works, including Ruth Abbey's Nietzsche's Middle Period (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000), Michael Ure's Nietzsche'…
Leo Strauss on Hegel
Becoming Who You Are
In this article, I examine Nietzsche's doctrine of self-creation as he develops it from Schopenhauer as Educator through Gay Science (GS). While many scholars have tackled this topic, they have generally focused on a few well-known snippets from Nietzsche's works without putting them in the context of Nietzsche's carefully wrought texts or philosophical development as a whole. Nietzsche's doctrine of self-creation receives its clearest articulati…
Hegel's Philosophy of Freedom
Human freedom is the central theme of modern political philosophy, and G. W. F. Hegel offers perhaps the most profound and systematic modern attempt to understand the state as the realization of human freedom. In this comprehensive examination of Hegel’s philosophy of freedom, Paul Franco traces the development of Hegel’s ideas of freedom, situates them within his general philosophical system, and relates them to the larger tradition of modern po…
Tocqueville and Nietzsche on the Problem of Human Greatness in Democracy
Nietzsche and Tocqueville share a common concern with the tendency to mediocrity and loss of human greatness in democratic life. This essay explores the many similarities in their diagnoses of this problem, which they both view from the distinctive standpoint of aristocracy. Both thinkers focus on the way in which the individualism, preoccupation with material comfort, restlessness, and valorization of compassion that belong to democracy undermin…
Charges for plastic bags
A companion to Michael Oakeshott
A collection of critical essays by leading scholars on British political philosopher Michael Oakeshott. Essays cover all aspects of Oakeshott's thought, from his theory of knowledge and philosophies of history, religion, art, and education to his reflections on morality, politics, and law"--Provided by publisher
Nietzsche's Enlightenment
Nooks and Hunched Backs
Let me begin by addressing what seems to be the central issue that Abbey raises about my article: What does looking at Human, All too Human (henceforth, HH ) in the context of the problem of culture add to our understanding of that text? She acknowledges my point that most commentators on HH have focused their attention on Nietzsche's investigation of the “history of the moral sensations” and its connection to his later “genealogy of morals.” She…
Nietzsche's Human, All Too Human and the Problem of Culture
Human, All Too Human has received less critical attention than many of Nietzsche's other works, and yet it constitutes a crucial turning point in Nietzsche's overall philosophical development. This essay argues that the problem of culture that had preoccupied Nietzsche in his earlier works continues to animate his thinking in Human, All Too Human , but his position on this problem changes fundamentally. Instead of attributing the fragmentation of…
Oakeshott as Postmodernist
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The Shapes of Liberal Thought
This article compares the political philosophies of Michael Oakeshott and Isaiah Berlin, probably the two most important political philosophers in postwar Britain, who, strangely, had very little to do with one another during their illustrious careers. The article focuses on their respective critiques of rationalism and theories of liberal pluralism, arguing that Oakeshott provides the more consistent and philosophically satisfying account in bot…
The Skeptic's Oakeshott . Steven Anthony Gerencser
Hegel and Liberalism
In this article, the venerable but still not entirely resolved issue of Hegel's relationship to liberalism is discussed. In contradistinction to recent communitarian accounts, the Kantian and Enlightenment idea of rational freedom in Hegel's political philosophy is shown to be the basis for Hegel's critique of traditional liberalism. While the Hegelian state incorporates most of the rights and freedoms ordinarily associated with liberalism, Hegel…
Feature Review
Books in Review
The political philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist
Charges for plastic bags
Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist
Hegel and Liberalism
In this article, the venerable but still not entirely resolved issue of Hegel's relationship to liberalism is discussed. In contradistinction to recent communitarian accounts, the Kantian and Enlightenment idea of rational freedom in Hegel's political philosophy is shown to be the basis for Hegel's critique of traditional liberalism. While the Hegelian state incorporates most of the rights and freedoms ordinarily associated with liberalism, Hegel…
Tocqueville and Nietzsche on the Problem of Human Greatness in Democracy
Nietzsche and Tocqueville share a common concern with the tendency to mediocrity and loss of human greatness in democratic life. This essay explores the many similarities in their diagnoses of this problem, which they both view from the distinctive standpoint of aristocracy. Both thinkers focus on the way in which the individualism, preoccupation with material comfort, restlessness, and valorization of compassion that belong to democracy undermin…
The Shapes of Liberal Thought
This article compares the political philosophies of Michael Oakeshott and Isaiah Berlin, probably the two most important political philosophers in postwar Britain, who, strangely, had very little to do with one another during their illustrious careers. The article focuses on their respective critiques of rationalism and theories of liberal pluralism, arguing that Oakeshott provides the more consistent and philosophically satisfying account in bot…
Becoming Who You Are
In this article, I examine Nietzsche's doctrine of self-creation as he develops it from Schopenhauer as Educator through Gay Science (GS). While many scholars have tackled this topic, they have generally focused on a few well-known snippets from Nietzsche's works without putting them in the context of Nietzsche's carefully wrought texts or philosophical development as a whole. Nietzsche's doctrine of self-creation receives its clearest articulati…
The political philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist
Feature Review
Books in Review
Hegel and Liberalism
In this article, the venerable but still not entirely resolved issue of Hegel's relationship to liberalism is discussed. In contradistinction to recent communitarian accounts, the Kantian and Enlightenment idea of rational freedom in Hegel's political philosophy is shown to be the basis for Hegel's critique of traditional liberalism. While the Hegelian state incorporates most of the rights and freedoms ordinarily associated with liberalism, Hegel…
The Skeptic's Oakeshott . Steven Anthony Gerencser
The Shapes of Liberal Thought
This article compares the political philosophies of Michael Oakeshott and Isaiah Berlin, probably the two most important political philosophers in postwar Britain, who, strangely, had very little to do with one another during their illustrious careers. The article focuses on their respective critiques of rationalism and theories of liberal pluralism, arguing that Oakeshott provides the more consistent and philosophically satisfying account in bot…
Nietzsche's Human, All Too Human and the Problem of Culture
Human, All Too Human has received less critical attention than many of Nietzsche's other works, and yet it constitutes a crucial turning point in Nietzsche's overall philosophical development. This essay argues that the problem of culture that had preoccupied Nietzsche in his earlier works continues to animate his thinking in Human, All Too Human , but his position on this problem changes fundamentally. Instead of attributing the fragmentation of…
Oakeshott as Postmodernist
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Nooks and Hunched Backs
Let me begin by addressing what seems to be the central issue that Abbey raises about my article: What does looking at Human, All too Human (henceforth, HH ) in the context of the problem of culture add to our understanding of that text? She acknowledges my point that most commentators on HH have focused their attention on Nietzsche's investigation of the “history of the moral sensations” and its connection to his later “genealogy of morals.” She…
Nietzsche's Enlightenment
A companion to Michael Oakeshott
A collection of critical essays by leading scholars on British political philosopher Michael Oakeshott. Essays cover all aspects of Oakeshott's thought, from his theory of knowledge and philosophies of history, religion, art, and education to his reflections on morality, politics, and law"--Provided by publisher
Tocqueville and Nietzsche on the Problem of Human Greatness in Democracy
Nietzsche and Tocqueville share a common concern with the tendency to mediocrity and loss of human greatness in democratic life. This essay explores the many similarities in their diagnoses of this problem, which they both view from the distinctive standpoint of aristocracy. Both thinkers focus on the way in which the individualism, preoccupation with material comfort, restlessness, and valorization of compassion that belong to democracy undermin…
Charges for plastic bags
Hegel's Philosophy of Freedom
Human freedom is the central theme of modern political philosophy, and G. W. F. Hegel offers perhaps the most profound and systematic modern attempt to understand the state as the realization of human freedom. In this comprehensive examination of Hegel’s philosophy of freedom, Paul Franco traces the development of Hegel’s ideas of freedom, situates them within his general philosophical system, and relates them to the larger tradition of modern po…
Becoming Who You Are
In this article, I examine Nietzsche's doctrine of self-creation as he develops it from Schopenhauer as Educator through Gay Science (GS). While many scholars have tackled this topic, they have generally focused on a few well-known snippets from Nietzsche's works without putting them in the context of Nietzsche's carefully wrought texts or philosophical development as a whole. Nietzsche's doctrine of self-creation receives its clearest articulati…
Leo Strauss on Hegel
Nietzsche's Search for Philosophy
There was a time in the not too distant past when one would be obliged to begin a review like this with a comment about the relative neglect of Nietzsche's middle works, HH, D, and GS. That time now seems to be well behind us. In recent years, there has been a spate of scholarly books (not to mention articles) devoted to these works, including Ruth Abbey's Nietzsche's Middle Period (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000), Michael Ure's Nietzsche'…
Philosophy (14 works) · Epistemology (11 works) · Philosophy (11 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel (4 works) · Philosophy, History, and Historiography (4 works)