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Tom Parfitt
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Robert Talisse
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Political Philosopher || W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt || Latest Book: CIVIC SOLITUDE (Oxford UP, 2024)
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Matt Ahluwalia
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Dan E. Moldea
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Bryan W. Van Norden
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David Edmonds
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Oxford Philosophy
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