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Benedict Beckeld

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Benedict Beckeld is a philosopher and writer. His latest book is Western Self-Contempt: Oikophobia in the Decline of Civilizations (2022), published by Cornell University Press.

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Benedict Beckeld on Oikophobia, Islam, and the Crisis of Western Identity | Quillette Cetera Episode 66

Zoe Sankey, Benedict Beckeld 19 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

The Classically Greek Roots of Civilizational Self-Doubt

The Classically Greek Roots of Civilizational Self-Doubt

Benedict Beckeld 13 Jul 2022 · 10 min read

Herbert Marcuse and the Left’s Endless Campaign Against Western ‘Repression’

Herbert Marcuse and the Left’s Endless Campaign Against Western ‘Repression’

Benedict Beckeld 2 Mar 2022 · 8 min read

Benedict Beckeld in a black t shirt

PODCAST 65: Benedict Beckeld on Oikophobia—Fashionable Disdain For Your Own Culture

Quillette, Benedict Beckeld 1 Dec 2019 · 1 min read

The Landing of Columbus, by John Vanderlyn

'Oikophobia': Our Western Self-Hatred

Benedict Beckeld 7 Oct 2019 · 8 min read