Roosevelt Philosophy

We are Stuart D. Warner and Svetozar Minkov--Philosophy at Roosevelt University.

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New Montesquieu Forum (MF) videos! 🎥
Two lectures from the Montesquieu Forum at Roosevelt University:

Montaigne's "Of Vanity" by Christopher Edelman ▶️ https://t.co/zh21ZrkJVf
Voltaire's Candide by Eric Schliesser ▶️ https://t.co/M8qVoOGk9U

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📢 PD Opportunity for Chicagoland K-12 Teachers
Join Founding Principles Revisited, a 5-day workshop at Roosevelt
🗓️ June 22–26, 2026
🕘 9AM–3PM daily
📍 430 S Michigan Ave, Chicago (+ Art Institute visit)
$1,000 stipend + 25 PD hours.
Register:
https://t.co/QmaoGq1KpN

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Tomorrow, Wed, July 2, at 11:30 am Chicago time, Professor Stuart Warner will present "Montesquieu's 'Milken Way': Reflections from the 'Persian Letters'" in the History of Ideas series, the Institute of Historical Research (London)
https://t.co/I3FhcmOBGI
https://t.co/ZxHknjVpVz

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A new podcast with Stuart D. Warner on Harold & Maude
https://t.co/vkIeTFkxzr
https://t.co/W4CeD3Txi4
hosted by:
@titusfilm

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Jack Wenke on “Melville’s Make-Over: The Climactic Case of ‘The Confidence-Man’” (at @RooseveltU's Montesquieu Forum)
@MelvilleSociety

https://t.co/aP9WdhRFis

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"Caught in a Truth: Irony, Cliché, and Performative Speech in Irene Dunne's and Cary Grant's 'The Awful Truth'" - a talk by @erinowhat at the Montesquieu Forum
https://t.co/Ar92XT5CXM

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🎥 A brilliant Montesquieu Forum lecture by Sam Zeitlin of UCL on Hitchcock's North by Northwest 🎬✨ Watch it here: https://t.co/wJJwEGZVsj 🕵️‍♂️🍿

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Vickie Sullivan on (de)population in Montesquieu’s Persian Letters! 🗺️🗳️📚👇
https://t.co/vTl931SJRN

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🚨 New Montesquieu Forum videos! C. Zuckert on Descartes, J. Wenke travels with Melville, R. Feuer Miller on Dostoevsky, S. Zeitlin on The Counterfeiters, M. Matthes on Shahrazad, & Judge D. Wood on Magna Carta & Due Process. 📚🎥 Explore and enjoy! https://t.co/VA99nGchAV

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https://t.co/h2doQpMYlO

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Minkov and Namazi strike again. They have put together a marvelous collection— bringing more Strauss to light joined with thoughtful commentary. Best of all is Strauss on Pascal.

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A remarkable achievement.

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Now available from Amazon.

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@chieflyoffire @ls_foundation No--they're mine (SDW), but soon to be ours (SDW and ZM).

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Two go together better than one.

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Hannah Arendt’s unfinished “The Life of the Mind” has appeared in a beautiful and proper edition.

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💥 Part II of the podcast on 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼'𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗼 just dropped. It was great fun to talk to @thenewthinkery gang!

(To order the book, go to the @PSUPress website & use promo code NR23 for 30% off: https://t.co/UZaKhbUsrA)

https://t.co/3sHHvGDc2N