Thomas Dumm is een hoogleraar politieke ethiek wiens werk zich verdiept in de diepgaande vragen van menselijke existentie en politiek. Zijn geschriften onderzoeken de ingewikkelde relatie tussen individuele levens en maatschappelijke structuren, waarbij hij zich vaak richt op thema's als eenzaamheid, het alledaagse en vrijheid. Dumm probeert de fundamentele principes te ontdekken die onze politieke systemen en ethische inzichten vormgeven, en moedigt lezers aan om na te denken over de complexiteit van menselijke vrijheid en rechtvaardigheid.
'What does it mean to be lonely?' This book takes us beyond social circumstances and into the deeper forces that shape our very existence as modern individuals. It shows how loneliness shapes the contemporary division between public and private, our inability to live with each other honestly and in comity.
Exploring the concept of freedom, Thomas Dumm engages with Michel Foucault's ideas to challenge traditional views on modern liberty. He argues that Foucault's critical genealogy reveals how individuals are shaped by larger societal forces, yet it also highlights the potential for liberation and understanding one's freedom. By reconciling Foucault's insights with contemporary liberal thought, Dumm offers a fresh perspective on the complexities of freedom in late modernity, positioning Foucault as both a foundational thinker and a critical voice in liberal theory.
Americans encounter their homes in ways comforting and haunting: as an imagined refuge or a place of mastery and domination, a destination or a place to escape. Drawing on literature, personal experience, and the histories of slavery, incarceration, and homesteading, Thomas Dumm offers a meditation on the richness and poverty of the idea of home.