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Hope Abjuring Hope: On the Place of Utopia in Realist Political Theory by Thaler, Mathias

“…This essay reconstructs the place of utopia in realist political theory, by examining the ways in which the literary genre of critical utopias can productively…”
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A Pragmatist Defence of the Ban on Torture: From Moral Absolutes to Constitutive Rules of Reasoning by Thaler, Mathias

“…This article seeks to contribute to the growing literature on pragmatism in political theory by revisiting the role of moral absolutes in politics. More…”
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What If: multispecies justice as the expression of utopian desire by Thaler, Mathias

“…One way of understanding calls for 'multispecies justice' is to interpret them as utopian demands for a desirable future in which the structural…”
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How (not What) Shall We Think about Human Rights and Religious Arguments? Public Reasoning and Beyond by Thaler, Mathias

“…This paper addresses the question of how (not what) we should think about human rights and religious arguments. Thinking about this relationship is today…”
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Nobles, Melissa, The Politics of Official Apologies by Thaler, Mathias

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Utopia, Breakdown, Repair: Failure and Success in Social Dreaming by Thaler, Mathias

“…A common charge against utopianism is that any attempt to create blueprints for a better future disregards a basic fact: humans' proclivity for failure. In…”
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Unhinged Frames: Assessing Thought Experiments in Normative Political Theory by Thaler, Mathias

“…This article develops a framework for assessing thought experiments in normative political theory. It argues that we should distinguish between relevant and…”
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Environmental commemoration: Guiding principles and real-world cases by Mihai, Mihaela, Thaler, Mathias

“…Addressing the political implications of the ever-accumulating destruction of ecosystems and more-than-human life, this paper asks whether and in what ways…”
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Bleak dreams, not nightmares: Critical dystopias and the necessity of melancholic hope by Thaler, Mathias

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Staged: Show trials, political theater, and the aesthetics of judgment: Minou Arjomand New York, Columbia University Press, 2018, 248 pp., ISBN: 9780231184885 by Thaler, Mathias

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Reconciliation through Estrangement by Thaler, Mathias

“…While it is often assumed that reconciliation culminates in the comprehensive resolution of conflict between deeply alienated parties, the article argues that…”
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Bleak dreams, not nightmares: Critical dystopias and the necessity of melanchonic hope by Thaler, Mathias

“…In a recent article Jill Lepore expressed serious reservations about the contemporary surge in dystopian narratives, from a successful TV series (e.g.,…”
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Bleak dreams, not nightmares by Thaler, Mathias

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Multispecies justice: theories, challenges, and a research agenda for environmental politics by Celermajer, Danielle, Schlosberg, David, Rickards, Lauren, Stewart-Harawira, Makere, Thaler, Mathias, Tschakert, Petra, Verlie, Blanche, Winter, Christine

“…This essay seeks to open a conversation about multispecies justice in environmental politics. It sets out some of the theoretical approaches, key areas of…”
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A dialectical view of Prague by Thaler, Mathias

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Political violence and the imagination: an introduction by Mihai, Mihaela, Thaler, Mathias

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On Time in Just War Theory: From "Chronos" to "Kairos" by Thaler, Mathias

“…This article examines the role of time in Just War theory. It maintains that contemporary Just War theory's legalist focus on rules and principles, rather than…”
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Multispecies justice: Climate‐just futures with, for and beyond humans by Tschakert, Petra, Schlosberg, David, Celermajer, Danielle, Rickards, Lauren, Winter, Christine, Thaler, Mathias, Stewart‐Harawira, Makere, Verlie, Blanche

“…In 2019, the climate emergency entered mainstream debates. The normative frame of climate justice as conceived in academia, policy arenas, and grassroots…”
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Political imagination and the crime of crimes: Coming to terms with ‘genocide’ and ‘genocide blindness’ by Thaler, Mathias

“…This article deals critically with the process of coming to terms with ‘genocide’. It starts from the observation that conventional philosophical and legal…”
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Just pretending: political apologies for historical injustice and vice's tribute to virtue by Thaler, Mathias

“…Should we be concerned with, or alarmed or outraged by, the insincerity and hypocrisy of politicians who apologize for historical injustice? This paper argues…”
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