Author: Grant Havers
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 1501757229
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Leo Strauss and Anglo-American Democracy critically interprets Strauss's political philosophy from a conservative perspective. Most mainstream readers of Strauss have either condemned him from the Left as an extreme right-wing opponent of liberal democracy or celebrated him from the Right as a traditional defender of Western civilization. Rejecting both portrayals, Grant Havers shifts the debate beyond the conventional parameters stating that Strauss was neither a man of the Far Right nor a conservative but. in fact a secular Cold War liberal. In Leo Strauss and Anglo-American Democracy Havers contends that the most troubling implication of Straussianism is that it provides an ideological rationale for the aggressive spread of democratic values on a global basis while ignoring the preconditions that make these values possible. Concepts such as the rule of law, constitutional government, Christian morality, and the separation of church and state are not easily transplanted beyond the historic confines of Anglo-American civilization, as recent wars to spread democracy have demonstrated.
Leo Strauss and Anglo-American Democracy
Author: Grant Havers
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 1501757229
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Leo Strauss and Anglo-American Democracy critically interprets Strauss's political philosophy from a conservative perspective. Most mainstream readers of Strauss have either condemned him from the Left as an extreme right-wing opponent of liberal democracy or celebrated him from the Right as a traditional defender of Western civilization. Rejecting both portrayals, Grant Havers shifts the debate beyond the conventional parameters stating that Strauss was neither a man of the Far Right nor a conservative but. in fact a secular Cold War liberal. In Leo Strauss and Anglo-American Democracy Havers contends that the most troubling implication of Straussianism is that it provides an ideological rationale for the aggressive spread of democratic values on a global basis while ignoring the preconditions that make these values possible. Concepts such as the rule of law, constitutional government, Christian morality, and the separation of church and state are not easily transplanted beyond the historic confines of Anglo-American civilization, as recent wars to spread democracy have demonstrated.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN: 1501757229
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Leo Strauss and Anglo-American Democracy critically interprets Strauss's political philosophy from a conservative perspective. Most mainstream readers of Strauss have either condemned him from the Left as an extreme right-wing opponent of liberal democracy or celebrated him from the Right as a traditional defender of Western civilization. Rejecting both portrayals, Grant Havers shifts the debate beyond the conventional parameters stating that Strauss was neither a man of the Far Right nor a conservative but. in fact a secular Cold War liberal. In Leo Strauss and Anglo-American Democracy Havers contends that the most troubling implication of Straussianism is that it provides an ideological rationale for the aggressive spread of democratic values on a global basis while ignoring the preconditions that make these values possible. Concepts such as the rule of law, constitutional government, Christian morality, and the separation of church and state are not easily transplanted beyond the historic confines of Anglo-American civilization, as recent wars to spread democracy have demonstrated.
Leo Strauss and the Conservative Movement in America
Author: Paul E. Gottfried
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139505483
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This book offers an original interpretation of the achievement of Leo Strauss, stressing how his ideas and followers reshaped the American conservative movement. The conservative movement that reached out to Strauss and his legacy was extremely fluid and lacked a self-confident leadership. Conservative activists and journalists felt a desperate need for academic acceptability, which they thought Strauss and his disciples would furnish. They also became deeply concerned with the problem of 'value relativism', which self-described conservatives thought Strauss had effectively addressed. But until recently, neither Strauss nor his disciples have considered themselves to be 'conservatives'. Contrary to another misconception, Straussians have never wished to convert Americans to ancient political ideals and practices, except in a very selective rhetorical fashion. Strauss and his disciples have been avid champions of American modernity, and 'timeless' values as interpreted by Strauss and his followers often look starkly contemporary.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139505483
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This book offers an original interpretation of the achievement of Leo Strauss, stressing how his ideas and followers reshaped the American conservative movement. The conservative movement that reached out to Strauss and his legacy was extremely fluid and lacked a self-confident leadership. Conservative activists and journalists felt a desperate need for academic acceptability, which they thought Strauss and his disciples would furnish. They also became deeply concerned with the problem of 'value relativism', which self-described conservatives thought Strauss had effectively addressed. But until recently, neither Strauss nor his disciples have considered themselves to be 'conservatives'. Contrary to another misconception, Straussians have never wished to convert Americans to ancient political ideals and practices, except in a very selective rhetorical fashion. Strauss and his disciples have been avid champions of American modernity, and 'timeless' values as interpreted by Strauss and his followers often look starkly contemporary.
Leo Strauss, the Straussians, and the American Regime
Author: Kenneth L. Deutsch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Responding to volatile criticisms frequently leveled at Leo Strauss and those he influenced, the prominent contributors to this volume demonstrate the profound influence that Strauss and his students have exerted on American liberal democracy and contemporary political thought. By stressing the enduring vitality of classic books and by articulating the theoretical and practical flaws of relativism and historicism, the contributors argue that Strauss and the Straussians have identified fundamental crises of modernity and liberal democracy. This book emphasizes the broad range of Strauss's influence, from literary criticism to constitutional thought, and it denies the existence of a monolithic Straussian political orthodoxy. Both critics and supporters of Strauss' thought are included. All political theorists interested in Strauss's extraordinary impact on political thought will want to read this book.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Responding to volatile criticisms frequently leveled at Leo Strauss and those he influenced, the prominent contributors to this volume demonstrate the profound influence that Strauss and his students have exerted on American liberal democracy and contemporary political thought. By stressing the enduring vitality of classic books and by articulating the theoretical and practical flaws of relativism and historicism, the contributors argue that Strauss and the Straussians have identified fundamental crises of modernity and liberal democracy. This book emphasizes the broad range of Strauss's influence, from literary criticism to constitutional thought, and it denies the existence of a monolithic Straussian political orthodoxy. Both critics and supporters of Strauss' thought are included. All political theorists interested in Strauss's extraordinary impact on political thought will want to read this book.
Leo Strauss and the American Right
Author: Shadia B. Drury
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservatism
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservatism
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire
Author: Anne Norton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300104363
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
This provocative book examines the teachings of political theorist Leo Strauss and the ways in which they have been appropriated, or misappropriated, by senior policymakers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300104363
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
This provocative book examines the teachings of political theorist Leo Strauss and the ways in which they have been appropriated, or misappropriated, by senior policymakers.
The Anglo-American Tradition of Liberty
Author: João Carlos Espada
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317045033
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Joao Carlos Espada's provocative survey of a group of key Anglo-American and European political thinkers argues that there is a distinctive, Anglo-American tradition of liberty that is one of the core pillars of the Free World. Giving a broad overview of the tradition through summaries of the careers and ideas of fourteen of its key thinkers, neglected despite having been tremendously influential in the tradition of liberty, the author engages with current set ideas about the meaning of 'liberal' and 'conservative' to offer an engaging, intellectual case for liberal democracy.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317045033
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Joao Carlos Espada's provocative survey of a group of key Anglo-American and European political thinkers argues that there is a distinctive, Anglo-American tradition of liberty that is one of the core pillars of the Free World. Giving a broad overview of the tradition through summaries of the careers and ideas of fourteen of its key thinkers, neglected despite having been tremendously influential in the tradition of liberty, the author engages with current set ideas about the meaning of 'liberal' and 'conservative' to offer an engaging, intellectual case for liberal democracy.
Anglo-American Democracy
Author: Malcolm Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780710065278
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780710065278
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Political Ideas of Leo Strauss
Author: Shadia B. Drury
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780312008307
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780312008307
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Historical Study of Anglo-American Democracy
Author: Roy F. Nichols
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107494664
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Originally published in 1949, this book contains the text of a lecture delivered by Roy praising Transatlantic historical scholarship.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107494664
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Originally published in 1949, this book contains the text of a lecture delivered by Roy praising Transatlantic historical scholarship.
Anglo-American Democracy
Author: Malcolm Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780710051325
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780710051325
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description