The Telos Institute is a

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affiliated with the academic journal ''

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''. The Telos Institute hosts annual conferences to examine such topics as "social theory, political philosophy, intellectual history, and contemporary culture." Research presented at the conferences is often published in ''Telos''. The current director of the Telos Institute is Marie Piccone, who also serves as the publisher of ''Telos''.

Conferences

In 1994, the paleoconservative

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was the keynote speaker at a ''Telos'' conference about populism. The 2006 ''Telos'' Conference hosted a panel discussion titled "Modernity and its Critics" featuring David Pan,

Arthur Versluis Arthur Versluis (born 1959) is a professor and Department Chair of Religious Studies in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University. Academic career Versluis did his Ph.D research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His thesis ...

, Timothy Luke, and Mika Okajangas. A second panel at the conference, "Post-Communism," included Frank Adler,

Victor Zaslavsky Victor Lvovich Zaslavsky (russian: Виктор Львович Заславский; 26 September 1937 - 26 November 2009) was a professor of political sociology who taught at various institutions, such as LUISS (Libera Università Internazional ...

, David Ost, and Avi Tucker. Discussions at the 2007 conference featured Joe Bendersky, Jay Gupta,

Jeffrey Herf Jeffrey C. Herf (born April 24, 1947) is an American historian of Modern European, in particular, modern German history. He is Distinguished University Professor of modern European at the University of Maryland, College Park. Biography He was born ...

, Gabor Rittersporn, Adrian Pabst,

James Schall James Vincent Schall (January 20, 1928 – April 17, 2019) was an American Jesuit Roman Catholic priest, teacher, writer, and philosopher. He was, most recently, Professor of Political Philosophy in the Department of Government at Georgetown Un ...

, and John Smith. Luke and Pan again appeared as moderators. In 2008 speakers at the conference included Bendersky, Luke, Pan, and Pabst as well as Martin Saavedra, Zoltan Balazs, Catherine Lu, John Barry, and

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. Pan, Luke, Bendersky, and Pabst spoke again at the 2009 ''Telos'' Conference. They were joined by Jim Kulk,

John Milbank Alasdair John Milbank (born 23 October 1952) is an English Anglican theologian and is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Nottingham, where he is President of the Centre of Theology and ...

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Michael Marder Michael Marder is Ikerbasque Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz. He works in the phenomenological tradition of Continental philosophy, environmental thought, and political philosophy. Educati ...

, and Ernie Sternberg. A ''Telos'' Conference in 2010 was organized around the theme "From Lifeworld to Biopolitics: Empire in the Age of Obama."The Third Annual ''Telos'' Conference: Telos Press
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