Paul Seaton is associate professor of philosophy at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, MD.Lauren K. Hall is assistant professor of political science at Rochester Institute of Technology.

• Editor’s IntroductionPart I Introduction and Conclusion from Qu’est-ce que l’homme? Cours familier d’anthopologie (What is Man? A Popular Course of Anthropology) Part II: Responses and Elaborationsby Chantal DelsolChapter 1: Between the Human Condition and Contemporary Societies: Chantal Delsol’s Exemplary Mode of Being-in-the-World by Paul SeatonChapter 2: Delsol on Human Rights and Personal Dignity by Peter LawlerChapter 3: The Charms of Indeterminateness: Chantal Delsol on a Democratic and “Late Modern” Propensity by Carl Eric ScottChapter 4: Roles, Functions, and Subsidiarity: Delsol and the Politics of Contemporary Family by Lauren K. HallAuthor Information

A splendid introduction to the thought of Chantal Delsol, one of the most distinctive and independent thinkers in France today. This volume brings to light her analysis of the human condition in all its drama and nuance. Hall and Seaton have arranged a good marriage, combining a sample of Delsol's writings with incisive commentaries on some of the main themes of her work. Chapeau bas!

Paul Seaton is associate professor of philosophy at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, MD.Lauren K. Hall is assistant professor of political science at Rochester Institute of Technology.

• Editor’s IntroductionPart I Introduction and Conclusion from Qu’est-ce que l’homme? Cours familier d’anthopologie (What is Man? A Popular Course of Anthropology) Part II: Responses and Elaborationsby Chantal DelsolChapter 1: Between the Human Condition and Contemporary Societies: Chantal Delsol’s Exemplary Mode of Being-in-the-World by Paul SeatonChapter 2: Delsol on Human Rights and Personal Dignity by Peter LawlerChapter 3: The Charms of Indeterminateness: Chantal Delsol on a Democratic and “Late Modern” Propensity by Carl Eric ScottChapter 4: Roles, Functions, and Subsidiarity: Delsol and the Politics of Contemporary Family by Lauren K. HallAuthor Information

A splendid introduction to the thought of Chantal Delsol, one of the most distinctive and independent thinkers in France today. This volume brings to light her analysis of the human condition in all its drama and nuance. Hall and Seaton have arranged a good marriage, combining a sample of Delsol's writings with incisive commentaries on some of the main themes of her work. Chapeau bas!

Paul Seaton is associate professor of philosophy at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, MD.Lauren K. Hall is assistant professor of political science at Rochester Institute of Technology.

• Editor’s IntroductionPart I Introduction and Conclusion from Qu’est-ce que l’homme? Cours familier d’anthopologie (What is Man? A Popular Course of Anthropology) Part II: Responses and Elaborationsby Chantal DelsolChapter 1: Between the Human Condition and Contemporary Societies: Chantal Delsol’s Exemplary Mode of Being-in-the-World by Paul SeatonChapter 2: Delsol on Human Rights and Personal Dignity by Peter LawlerChapter 3: The Charms of Indeterminateness: Chantal Delsol on a Democratic and “Late Modern” Propensity by Carl Eric ScottChapter 4: Roles, Functions, and Subsidiarity: Delsol and the Politics of Contemporary Family by Lauren K. HallAuthor Information

A splendid introduction to the thought of Chantal Delsol, one of the most distinctive and independent thinkers in France today. This volume brings to light her analysis of the human condition in all its drama and nuance. Hall and Seaton have arranged a good marriage, combining a sample of Delsol's writings with incisive commentaries on some of the main themes of her work. Chapeau bas!