Christopher Utter

Assistant Professor @CLE_State

[Alex Priou @alexpriou]

"The Philosophic Politics of Heidegger and Strauss"

I'm pleased to share with you all my examination of the political projects Martin Heidegger and Leo Strauss respectively advanced within the academy.

I'm planning on this being the second part of a book on Strauss.

🔗 below…

[Mary Townsend @chezaristote]

a headline one can get behind

[Hertog Foundation @HertogFDN]

Thucydides's history is a "possession for all time," indeed! At this year's @ACTC5 Conference, Jack Bevacqua presented his research on #Thucydides's depiction of #Alcibiades, drawing out lessons on the psychology of tyranny and contemporary invocations of patriotism.

[Hertog Foundation @HertogFDN]

Meet our four Spring 2026 #HumanitiesAtHertog fellows from the Midwest.

Cole Jenkins and Nora Bacon are seniors at @Ashland_Univ.

Adelle Stratton is a graduate of @ohiou.

Helen Ball is a graduating senior at @LindenwoodU.

[Hannes Kerber @HannesKerber]

🧵 One of the most exciting discoveries in years: 30 previously unknown verses by the ancient Greek philosopher #Empedocles have been found on a 2,000-year-old Cairo papyrus.

[Derek Duplessie @dnduplessie]

Tom and Borden are two of maybe like 10 academics I actually like. Would be a dream to work with them.

[Borden Flanagan @Blahbliptyblah]

We have a great crew here dedicated to political theory and to liberal education as a philosophic enterprise. And some of us are almost normal. I won’t say which ones. Join our team!

[Christopher Utter @uttercb]

This is an opportunity to work with an incredible group of political theorists and students, especially if you’re a core text enthusiast:

[Thomas W. Merrill @w_merrill]

Theory friends: We are hiring for a political theorist at American University. Please circulate to anyone who might be interested: https://t.co/UN1rpl3IYR

[Christopher Utter @uttercb]

Thank you @JPfefferMerrill, Jacob Salas of @AEI, and @BillKristol for the excellent advice you offered to my students today!

[Jacqueline Pfeffer Merrill @JPfefferMerrill]

Back on a campus! Just finished speaking in the “Working as a Political Theorist” course. Thanks to @uttercb of @AU_SPA for the invitation!

[Christopher Utter @uttercb]

I'm excited to announce that I will be joining the Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at Cleveland State University this fall as an assistant professor!

[Christopher Utter @uttercb]

I was very impressed (if not surprised) by how insightful both our Lincoln Scholars and our Johnnie hosts were during our joint seminar on @stjohnscollege's Annapolis campus this past Tuesday! I hope it becomes a semiannual tradition! @AmericanU

[Toni Tileva @ToniTileva]

@uttercb @w_merrill @SunyataC Congratulations on this feature on the Lincoln Scholars Program!! @AmericanU https://t.co/hl2WzV4tFr

[Christopher Utter @uttercb]

@alexpriou “Moral man as such is the potential believer” (PAW, 140)

[Derek Duplessie @dnduplessie]

Once again proud of St. John’s College: https://t.co/IIVqL6xGce

[Christopher Utter @uttercb]

Come read Dante with me!

[Hertog Foundation @HertogFDN]

Explore one of the greatest works of world literature! #Dante’s Divine Comedy is both a meditation on divine justice and a search for the human good. Join our online #HumanitiesAtHertog seminar with Prof. @uttercb. Apply by Jan. 20.

[Greg McBrayer @GregMcBrayer3]

Congratulations to Dr. Butterworth on receiving the 2025 Barry Prize!

https://t.co/A8fILyqJIo

https://t.co/oCR3mzFROA

[Christopher Utter @uttercb]

@alexpriou Ok, your daughter just made me go re-read the Antichrist; tell her she should wait until she’s 26 to read it, or at least 13

[Christopher Utter @uttercb]

@chezaristote @Blahbliptyblah Thank you! The black background helps them stand out too

[Christopher Utter @uttercb]

@chezaristote @Blahbliptyblah The previous owner installed these narrow display cabinets with recessed lighting and glass shelves; you can buy LED strip lights with an adhesive backing to recreate the effect

[Mary Townsend @chezaristote]

Socrates is everyone's possession and no one's possession, he is not your friend, and he is definitely not a vehicle for bourgeois self-creation.

I review Agnes Callard's "Open Socrates" for @BulwarkOnline, link in next>>>