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Principle and Prudence in Western Political Thought

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Reflections on principle and prudence in the thoughts and actions of great thinkers and statesmen.Discussions of the place of moral principle in political practice are haunted by the abstract and misleading distinction between realism and its various principled or "idealist" alternatives. This volume argues that such discussions must be recast in terms of the relationship between principle and prudence: as Nathan Tarcov maintains, that relationship is "not dichotomous but complementary." In a substantive introduction, the editors investigate Leo Strauss's attack on contemporary political thought for its failure to account for both principle and prudence in politics. Leading commentators then reflect on principle and prudence in the writings of great thinkers such as Homer, Machiavelli, and Hegel, and in the thoughts and actions of great statesmen such as Pericles, Jefferson, and Lincoln. In a concluding section, contributors reassess Strauss's own approach to principle and prudence in the history of political philosophy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-01-02
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt526 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in the Thought and Legacy of Leo Strauss
Antal sidor398
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9781438461243

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IntroductionChristopher Lynch and Jonathan MarksPart I. Principle and Prudence in "Athens" and "Jerusalem" 1. Machiavelli and Homer on the Man and the BeastPeter J. Ahrensdorf2. Practice and Principles in Ancient StatesmanshipRichard S. Ruderman3. Weaponizing Words: Some Pathologies of Strategic Communication in Thucydides’ Peloponnesian War Karl Walling4. "And God Led Them Not by the Way of the Philistines": Principles, Practice, and Prudence in the TorahHillel Fradkin5. The Wedding of Logos and Ergon: Josephus’s Defense of the Torah in Against Apion Clifford OrwinPart II. Principle and Prudence in Modern Political Thought 6. Machiavelli’s Literary Self-Portraits: Clizia, the Discourses, Alternating Epochs, and the Pursuit of FameVickie Sullivan7. Principle and Practice in Locke’s Some Thoughts Concerning Education Jonathan Marks8. Montesquieu’s Legislator: Putting Order in the LawsDiana J. Schaub9. On the Lawgiver: Rousseau’s Articulation of the Political ProblemHeinrich Meier10. David Hume on Principle, Nature, and the Indirect Influence of PhilosophyRichard Velkley11. Principle and Practice in Hegel’s Critique of RousseauPaul FrancoPart III. Principle and Prudence in American Political Thought 12. Principle and Prudence: The Use of Force from the Founders’ Perspective (1984)Nathan Tarcov13. Jefferson’s "Summary View" Reviewed, Yet AgainRalph Lerner14. Lincoln’s EnlightenmentSteven B. SmithPart IV. Principle and Prudence in the Thought of Leo Strauss 15. Strauss on the Theoretical and Practical Origins of PhilosophySvetozar Minkov16. The Prudence of Philosophic Politics: Leo Strauss’s "Introduction" to Thoughts on Machiavelli Christopher Lynch17. Strauss’s Second Statement on LockeNasser Behnegar18. Leo Strauss’s NietzscheRobert B. PippinList of ContributorsIndex

"…[a] superbly edited volume … the editors must be congratulated for putting together an edited volume of superior quality—a volume that is unified in its theme, excellent in the quality of the chapters, and a great joy to read and to review." — Society"...[a] collection of outstanding essays … The editors have done an excellent job … Highly recommended." — CHOICE"Principle and Prudence in Western Political Thought contains a series of first-rate essays on a—if not the—central problem of political thought: how should and can abstract and general principles inform contingent, particularistic political life." — Catherine H. Zuckert, coauthor of Leo Strauss and the Problem of Political Philosophy