We’re delighted to shine a light on a remarkable new publication! Prof. Lincoln Rathnam’s The Practice of Skepticism: Montaigne and Zhuangzi on Freedom, Coexistence, and the Limits of Government has just been released in electronic form (with the physical edition coming in March) via Oxford University Press.
As part of the Studies in Comparative Political Theory series, this book offers a fresh and overdue exploration: it draws a thought-provoking comparison between Montaigne and Zhuangzi, two influential thinkers rarely paired in Anglophone scholarship. Beyond bridging intellectual traditions, it advocates for a vision of peaceful coexistence rooted in skepticism, while masterfully showing how comparative political theory can illuminate how context shapes the persuasiveness of political arguments.
Warm congratulations to Prof. Lincoln Rathnam on this outstanding accomplishment. We look forward to seeing this important work reach and inspire a wide readership!
