Philosophy of Law
The Great Murdering-Heir Case
Uncovers the facts behind the celebrated 1889 case of Riggs v. Palmer and shows how they transform our understanding of the decision.
Carl Schmitt between Technological Rationality and Theology
Situates Schmitt's legal scholarship in the context of debates regarding whether his thought was more theological or technocratic.
Civilization and Barbarism
Challenges the established corrections paradigm and argues for replacing mass incarceration with a viable and more humane alternative.
African Americans and the First Amendment
The first detailed examination of African Americans and First Amendment rights, from the colonial era to the present.
Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment, Second Edition
Historical and contemporary philosophical writings on punishment.
The Laws of the Spirit
An account of Hegel's political insights and their contemporary relevance.
The Promise of Democracy
Presentation of a new, ethical vision of democracy built around self-rule, civic education, and ethical cultivation.
Ex Uno Plura
Explores the foundations of various state constitutional traditions.
Philosophy and Law
A groundbreaking study of the political philosophy of Maimonides and his Islamic predecessors.
Language, Sexuality, and Ideology in Ezra Pound's Cantos
Ezra Pound's Cantos remains among the most influential and difficult of twentieth century poetic writings. But now, for the first time, Rabaté's powerful and original study presents a theory of reading ...