Leo Strauss The Straussians and the Study of the American Regime |
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| Author:
| Deutsch, Kenneth L.
Murley, John A. |
| Contribution by:
| Anastaplo, George
Arkes, Hadley
Arnhart, Larry
Blitz, Mark
Botwinick, Aryeh
Colmo, Christopher A.
Cropsey, Joseph
Dry, Murray
Eden, Robert
Galston, William A.
Galston, Miriam
Glenn, Gary D.
Jaffa, Harry
Kesler, Charles
Lord, Carnes |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8476-8691-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1999 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionResponding 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.