Thomas L. Pangle

Author of The Roots of Political Philosophy: Ten Forgotten Socratic Dialogues (Agora Editions)

About the Author

Thomas L. Pangle is the Joe R. Long Chair in Democratic Studies in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author or editor of numerous books.

Includes the names: Thomas L. Pangle (tr.), Professor Thomas L. Pangle, Thomas L. Editor/Translator Pangle, The University Of Texas Professor Thomas L. Pangle

Image credit: This is the image, of Professor Thomas L. Pangle, as it appears on the back of his book.

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The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought

Works by Thomas L. Pangle

The Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution (2007) 79 copies, 1 review

The Spirit of Modern Republicanism: The Moral Vision of the American Founders and the Philosophy of Locke (Exxon Lecture Series) (1988) 60 copies, 1 review

Leo Strauss: An Introduction to His Thought and Intellectual Legacy (2006) 48 copies

Political Philosophy and the God of Abraham (2003) 46 copies

The Ennobling of Democracy: The Challenge of the Postmodern Age (1991) 40 copies, 1 review

Montesquieu's Philosophy of Liberalism: A Commentary on The Spirit of the Laws (1973) 36 copies, 1 review

The Learning of Liberty: The Educational Ideas of the American Founders (1993) 29 copies

Justice Among Nations: On the Moral Basis of Power and Peace (1999) 28 copies

Aristotle's Teaching in the "Politics" (2013) 21 copies

The Socratic Way of Life: Xenophon’s “Memorabilia” (2018) 19 copies

The Theological Basis of Liberal Modernity in Montesquieu's "Spirit of the Laws" (2010) 16 copies

The Key Texts of Political Philosophy: An Introduction (2014) 15 copies

Socrates founding political philosophy in Xenophon's Economist, Symposium, and Apology (2020) 3 copies

The Life of Wisdom in Rousseau's "Reveries of the Solitary Walker" (2023) 3 copies

Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of World History: The Essentials (Agora Editions) (2026) 2 copies

The divine and human supports for justice 1 copy

The problem of the family 1 copy

The rational basis of morality 1 copy

The rational commonwealth 1 copy

The rational family 1 copy

The "state of nature" 1 copy

The unifying thread of the "Two Treatises" 1 copy

Rational freedom and human dignity 1 copy

Property 1 copy

The new meaning of the active virtues 1 copy

The unanswered questions 1 copy

Liberty and human nature 1 copy

The new basis of "legitimate government" 1 copy

The eclipse of the intellectual virtues 1 copy

The modern rivals of the classics 1 copy

The classical analysis of civic virtue 1 copy

"Classical Republicanism" 1 copy

The Hartz thesis 1 copy

Marx and Weber 1 copy

The old orthodoxy and its demise 1 copy

The new "Publius" 1 copy

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Associated Works

History of Political Philosophy (1963) — Contributor — 801 copies, 1 review

The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism: An Introduction to the Thought of Leo Strauss (1989) — Editor — 158 copies

The Socratic Movement (1994) — Contributor — 22 copies

Civic Education and Culture (2005) — Contributor — 16 copies

Religious Liberty in Western Thought (1996) — Contributor — 15 copies

Rediscovering the Democratic Purposes of Education (Studies in Government & Public Policy) (2000) — Contributor — 10 copies

The Public Intellectual: Between Philosophy and Politics (2003) — Contributor — 10 copies

The Noblest Minds: Fame, Honor, and the American Founding (1999) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1944
Gender: male

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6 reviews

themulhern 2,086 reviews

The Great Courses: The Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution by Thomas L. Pangle

This was entirely worth it, if a bit hard to follow. Every alternative that was disputed by the Federalists and anti-Federalists was probably realized in some state constitution. Florida's governor is part of an executive committee which are all separately elected. New Hampshire's house has a huge number of representatives representing extremely small constituencies. Etc.

Mar 9, 2025

laplantelibrary 4,803 reviews

The Spirit of Modern Republicanism: The Moral Vision of the American Founders and the Philosophy of Locke (Exxon Lecture Series) by Thomas L. Pangle