Venice and England in the seventeenth century

Abstract. The Political Thought of John Locke: New Perspectives brings together research essays by political theorists, historians of political thought, an

The Voltaire Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Thomas Wynn as Director, from 1 October 2026. Professor Wynn is currently Professor of French in the School of Modern…

First Among Equals: Redeeming Equality as a Political Ideal Featuring Dr. Teresa Bejan Dr. Teresa Bejan will discuss themes from her forthcoming book, First Among Equals, which explores equality as a ...

The Language of Social Science in Everyday Life - Peter Mandler (Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge)

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This essay presents J. G. A. Pocock reflections on Gibbon’s fourth volume and the shift it marks in the Decline and Fall towards a narrative we might consider ‘Byzantine’. It is the work of Gibbon’...

We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications. The Voltaire Foundation, originally established thanks to the…

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The Voltaire Foundation and Liverpool University Press are delighted to announce that the new online edition of Voltaire’s complete works, including extensive scholarly apparatus, is now available …

University of Oxford 22-23 October 2026 A pdf file of this call can be found here. Precariousness and hardships were inescapable features of the life of the lower orders in early modern European…

The Taylor Institution Library (Bodleian Libraries) has recently acquired a rare printing of Candide dating from the Revolutionary period: this edition of 1791 was not known to the principal biblio…

This essay presents J. G. A. Pocock reflections on Gibbon’s fourth volume and the shift it marks in the Decline and Fall towards a narrative we might consider ‘Byzantine’. It is the work of Gibbon’...

The Muslim world as heterotopia: Global encounters in interwar Europe