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Beyond Nostalgia: Ethics, Politics, and the Critique of Modernity The 2016 Telos-Paul Piccone Institute Conference New York, NY January 16–17, 2016

On January 16–17, 2016, the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute will host its annual conference in New York. The conference theme, “Beyond Nostalgia: Ethics, Politics, and the Critique of Modernity,” will serve as the basis for a series of multidisciplinary, topical, and theoretical discussions on the relation of ethics to politics in light of the critique of modernity. Critics of modernity have pointed to various forms of skepticism, alienation, indeterminacy, and abstraction that contribute to a sense of ethical crisis. They point to a sense of uprootedness from the stability and meaning-conferring powers of cultures, traditions, and communities. From the brutal and atavistic program of “global jihad,” to the troubling rise of various forms of crypto-fascism in Europe, one everywhere sees the effects of a spiritual, economic, and political alienation in the actions of those who take ethical life to have been severed from political life. With the critical problems posed by modernity in mind, is it possible to generate fresh, cogent, and non-extremist perspectives concerning the relation of ethics to politics? Visit us at www.telosinstitute.net/conference2016 for more details about the conference.

About the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute The Telos-Paul Piccone Institute develops new ideas for addressing the challenges of modernity worldwide through the resources of particular communities and traditions. Centered around a unique international group of scholars and practitioners, the Institute combines critical analyses of issues of modernity with a sense for alternative approaches in order to create innovative policy ideas. At the same time, the focus on communities and traditions grounds this vision in terms of local perspectives and decision-making.

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Praise for Carl Schmitt’s Land and Sea “With its fable-like quality, philosophical tone, and deep historical orientation, Land and Sea is one of Schmitt’s most powerful and evocative works. A profound meditation on the forces shaping twentieth-century history, it challenges us to think anew about the possibilities (and risks) of our global future.” —David Bates, Professor of Rhetoric, University of California, Berkeley “Berman and Zeitlin must be commended for making this astounding work available to English-speaking audiences in such an impeccably translated and annotated form for the first time.” —John P. McCormick, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago

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