Leo Strauss, The Straussians, and the Study of the American Regime

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum1999-09-28
Mått150 x 227 x 26 mm
Vikt608 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor468
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780847686926

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Part 1 On Leo Strauss’s American CareerChapter 2 Leo Strauss at the University of ChicagoChapter 3 Leo Strauss at St. John’s CollegeChapter 4 Leo Strauss at the University of ChicagoChapter 5 Leo Strauss at One HundredPart 6 Taking Leo Strauss SeriouslyChapter 7 Leo Strauss, the Straussians and the American RegimeChapter 8 Strauss on Our MindsChapter 9 Leo Strauss: Philosophy and the American Social ScienceChapter 10 Athens and Washington: Leo Strauss and the American RegimeChapter 11 Strauss’s Generalized Agnosticism and American LiberalismChapter 12 Locating Leo Strauss in the Liberal-Communitarian DebatePart 13 The First GenerationChapter 14 In regards to George AnastaploChapter 15 Walter Berns: The Constitution and American Liberal DemocracyChapter 16 Allan Bloom: Strauss, Socrates and Liberal EducationChapter 17 Joseph Cropsey: Modernity and the American RegimeChapter 18 Refinding the Founding: Martin Diamond, Leo Strauss, and the American RegimeChapter 19 Paul Eidelberg: The Mixed Regime and the American RegimeChapter 20 A New Birth of Freedom: Harry V. Jaffa and the Study of AmericaChapter 21 Back to the Future: Ralph Lerner’s Political ThoughtChapter 22 Roger Masters: Natural Right and BiologyChapter 23 Herbert Storing: The American Founding and the American ConstitutionPart 24 American Political InstitutionsChapter 25 Congress and Straussian ConstitutionalismChapter 26 Executive Power and the PresidencyChapter 27 The Supreme Court: Republican SchoolmasterChapter 28 Bureaucracy and America: Leo Strauss on Constitutionalism, the State and TyrannyPart 29 Reflections from PracticeChapter 30 Leo Strauss and the World of IntelligenceChapter 31 Thoughts on Strauss and Our Present DiscontentsChapter 32 The Charm of Competence: A Straussian Looks at the Therapeutic StateChapter 33 A Student of Leo Strauss in the Clinton AdministrationChapter 34 Government and the School of Strauss