Why Cervantes’ Don Quixote Matters

Why Cervantes’ Don Quixote Matters

By Pedro Blas Gonzalez. Plainness, Sancho, for all affectation is bad (Llaneza, Sancho, que toda afectación es mala). – Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes addresses perennial concerns about human nature and reality, the snare of confusing...
After Ideology but Before the Revolution: The Liberal Soul

After Ideology but Before the Revolution: The Liberal Soul

The Growth of the Liberal Soul (2nd Edition) By David Walsh. University of Notre Dame Press, 1997/2025. Paperback, 416 pages, $39. Reviewed by Barry Cooper. In The Modern Philosophical Revolution (2008), David Walsh tells us where he changed his mind on several...
After Ideology but Before the Revolution: The Liberal Soul

Liberalism’s Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

The Growth of the Liberal Soul (2nd Edition) By David Walsh. University of Notre Dame Press, 1997/2025. Paperback, 416 pages, $39. Reviewed by Joseph R. Fornieri. In today’s hyper polarized climate, the partisan label of “liberal” denotes either praise or blame...
After Ideology but Before the Revolution: The Liberal Soul

The Paradox of Liberal Resilience

The Growth of the Liberal Soul (2nd Edition) By David Walsh. University of Notre Dame Press, 1997/2025. Paperback, 416 pages, $39. Reviewed by John von Heyking. The publication of the second edition of Growth of the Liberal Soul is a testament to David Walsh’s deep...