Alexandre Lefebvre
@alex_usyd
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Professor of Politics and Philosophy, @Sydney_Uni. Order my book LIBERALISM AS A WAY OF LIFE: https://t.co/AGbYb39cng
Sydney, Australia
Joined May 2020
China, Russia, India, MAGA America: They’re not just repressing—they’re crafting visions of the good life. My @NoemaMag piece on how illiberal powers shift from statecraft to soulcraft—and why liberals must pay attention.
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How the world’s illiberal powers like Russia, China and increasingly the U.S. rule through their visions of the good life.
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Great review by @mkw38 that beautifully weaves together books by me, @samuelmoyn and @EmmaPlaninc. " Liberalism Against Itself, Liberalism as a Way of Life, and Regenerative Politics each seeks to reshape liberal thought in original and fundamental ways.".
Inspired by John Dunn’s essay of the same name, I’ve written a review essay on three recent books, on ‘the future of liberalism’. 1. Liberalism Against Itself @samuelmoyn .2. Liberalism as a Way of Life @alex_usyd .3. Regenerative Politics @EmmaPlaninc .
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I capital L love this review of my book by John McGowan for Perspectives on Politics. "Damn the torpedoes—your intellectualist nitpicking,.your sophisticated anti-sentimentalism, your seen-it-all.cynicism—and read this book.". @PoPpublicsphere .
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Great conversation with Samantha Hancox-Li for @LiberalCurrents. We talked less about the culture wars and more about liberal vs. non-liberal visions of the good life—and we pushed each other on points of disagreement, which made it all the better.
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Andrew Breitbart argued long ago that "politics is downstream of culture." Is that true? Is there such a thing as liberal culture? Has Trump II revealed its apparent dominance to be hollow? Or is the...
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How has it never really hit me before that these two books were published within months of each other in 1932?
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Whoa! I didn't realize but I made the cover of Portugal's national newspaper!! There's my stupid beautiful face.
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Teresa de Sousa for @Publico (Portugal’s leading daily) about the future of liberalism—and why I’m worried that we’re heading toward a divorce between liberalism and democracy.
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RT @Publico: O filósofo canadiano escreveu um livro onde ensaia uma aproximação mais cultural do que política ao liberalismo, uma dimensão….
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O filósofo canadiano escreveu um livro onde ensaia uma aproximação mais cultural do que política ao liberalismo, uma dimensão onde, na sua opinião, se pode encontrar uma “estrutura de personalidade”.
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RT @helenavrafael: Teresa de Sousa e @alex_usyd hoje no Público numa entrevista imperdível. Leiam se puderem e o livro dele também. Traduç….
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RT @yaotaili: This article in @thirdworldq examines how Mainland Chinese immigrants learn about their Chineseness as a sign of difference a….
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RT @bwwong1984: My review on @alex_usyd recent book , and the book Gabriele Badano and Alasia Nuti, has been out in @PoliticalTheory. Both….
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RT @GiannaEnglert: I'm excited to share that the roundtable on my book Democracy Tamed has now been published in @HEIjournal. My response t….
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In this response to the symposium on Democracy Tamed, I examine Montesquieu's potential influence on the capacitarian liberals of the nineteenth century, explain my interpretation of Guizot vis-à-v...
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A sweet and sad remembrance by my friend and colleague @GhazaviVD , about a real-life Leslie Knope. My friend was assassinated. In a world of shrinking political ideals, she was a beacon
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Melissa Hortman, a great American reformer, accepted my invitation to come to Australia. Now, that will never happen.
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RT @mscott: Delighted to share that the University of Sydney has risen to first in Australia in the US News Rankings!. A wonderful recognit….
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RT @helenavrafael: A extraordinária entrevista de @alex_usyd ao @dntwit se puderem leiam.@LeonidioFe65267 🍀.
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If Portuguese readers are interested, here's my recent interview in @dntwit, about Liberalism as a Way of Life.
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RT @daniel_dsj2110: Political Theory: "Adam Smith on Social Progress and the Evolution of Love":
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Adam Smith is not generally considered a pioneering theorist of love. To the degree that scholars have attended to his treatment of love, they have tended to fo...
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My book was reviewed, I think, in NRC. It's paywalled, though, and if anyone has a subscription, I'd love a pdf. alex.lefebvre@sydney.edu.au .
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Liberalisme: Door de Verenigde Staten en Europa raast een conservatieve contrarevolutie. Wie de liberale democratie, het idee van het verlichte Westen wil beschermen, zal in de aanval moeten,...
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Late to this, but if you haven't read it, check out this crazy gripping piece by @Guinz. I use Chat all the time.
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