Nihilism is one of the questions that matter in the study of politics. In one guise or another it has haunted humanity’s idea of itself and its place in the universe since the inception of political thought. Modernity in particular is affected by the spectre of nihilism. In a recent article Molloy explored Shakespeare’s articulation of nihilism in Macbeth, demonstrating the extent to which nihilism cascades through the play in various forms from the individual to the cosmic level. He is currently exploring a different and more hopeful set of responses to nihilism in The Tempest, where Prospero offers an intriguing contrast to Macbeth.
Location
University of Westminster – Wells Street, 32-38 Wells Street, London W1T 3UW
About the speaker
Seán Molloy
Seán Molloy is a Reader in International Relations at the University of Kent. He has also worked at the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Sussex. He has published two books, The Hidden History of Realism and Kant’s International Relations.
