Patrick Ahern, Ph.D. is a political and ethical philosopher whose research focuses on themes of Critical Theory, Early Modern Thought, Human Rights Theory, and Critical Social Justice. His previous publications include, “Pathic Identification in Populist Movements: The Spectre of Antisemitism in Right and Left Populist Protests” (in Critical Theory and the Critique of Antisemitism, Bloomsbury Press), “The Possibilities of a Failed Promise: Placing Walter
Benjamin and Theodor Adorno in Dialogue with Rights” (Implications Philosophiques), and “Empowered Peace: Spinoza’s Defense of Dynamic and Inclusive Democracy” (Journal for Peace and Social Justice). He is currently serving as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio.