Daily Archives: October 31, 2025

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Bernard E. Harcourt | Christian Nationalism, Leftist Politics, and Hegelian Dialectics, Or the Need for a New Philosophy on the Left

What is the relationship between the form and political content of theological and philosophical traditions? This essay focuses on the early works of the French philosopher Louis Althusser, who, in the postwar period, tried to reconcile Christianity with Leftist politics and Hegelian philosophy. Althusser demonstrates how form and content can be linked, but in the end, more than anything, the essay underscores the need for the Left to develop a new comprehensive philosophy to inspire political action today. [Continue reading here]