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32On war, politics and capitalism after 9/11Theoria 53 (110): 74-96. 2006.9/11 represents less a tear in the fabric of history, or a break with the past, than an inflection in ongoing historical processes, such as the continued expansion of capitalism that at some recent time has supposedly attained a level of globalization. This paper considers the relation of war and politics with respect to three instances arising in the wake of 9/11, including the war in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq, and finally the global war on terror (GWT). I argue that these wars are superfici…Read more
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Remarks on the structure of twentieth century philosophyArs Disputandi 3 332-339. 2003.In this paper, the author reviews recent developments in twentieth century philosophy. Three important movements emerged independently, movements which for different reasons rapidly came to dominate the debate: American pragmatism, so-called continental philosophy, and Anglo-American analytic philosophy. Each of these tendencies has its own undeniable charms. It would be mistaken to think that one has a decisive advantage over its philosophical competition. The author argues that these three mov…Read more
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65Fichte, lask, and lukács's Hegelian marxismJournal of the History of Philosophy 30 (4): 557-577. 1992.
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41Marx After Marxism: The Philosophy of Karl MarxWiley-Blackwell. 2002._Marx After Marxism _encourages readers to understand Karl Marx in new ways, unencumbered by political Marxist interpretations that have long dominated the discussions of both Marxists and non-Marxists. This volume gives a broad and accessible account of Marx's philosophy and emphasizes his relationship to Hegel
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13The Question of God in Heidegger's Phenomenology (review)Review of Metaphysics 47 (1): 155-156. 1993.In this book Kovacs interrogates Heidegger's thought in order to cast light on what the author calls the problem of God. The author, who simply assumes that Heidegger's theory can be described as phenomenology, provides a careful, informed study of this.
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Hegel et la tradition philosophique allemandeRevue de Métaphysique et de Morale 101 (4): 563-563. 1996.
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5Reinhard Lauth, "Die tranzendentale Naturlehre Fichtes nach den Prinzipien der Wissenschaftslehre" (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 25 (3): 455. 1987.
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Fichtean Epistemology and Contemporary Philosophy in Fichte and Contemporary PhilosophyPhilosophical Forum 19 (2-3): 156-168. 1988.
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Review of Mary Tiles: Bachelard: Science and Objectivity (review)British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 37 (4): 529-531. 1986.
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3On Heidegger and National Socialism: A Triple Turn?Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal 14 (2-1): 423-439. 1991.
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Fichte's Antifoundationalism, Intellectual Intuition, and Who One IsIn Tom Rockmore & Daniel Breazeale (eds.), New Perspectives on Fichte, Humanities Press. pp. 79--94. 1996.
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12New perspectives on Fichte (edited book)Humanities Press. 1996.These original essays, never published before, suggest the breadth and richness of Johann Gottlieb Fichte's philosophy and are signs of the contemporary effort to explore the relationship between his system of thought and current philosophical debates. Some of the issues discussed included the relationship between "theoretical" and "practical" reason; the philosophy of language; antifoundationalism; the juridical status of women; duties toward natural beings; and the political implications of th…Read more
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