Leo Strauss and Anglo-American Democracy : A Conservative Critique /

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"Interprets Leo Strauss's political philosophy from a conservative standpoint and argues that Strauss was a Cold War liberal. Suggests inattention to Christianity is crucial to the Straussian portrayal of Anglo-American democracy as a universal regime whose eternal ideals of liberty and co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Havers, Grant N., 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: DeKalb, Illinois : Northern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Strauss, Leo.
Political science > Philosophy.
Political science.
Conservatism > Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Conservatisme > Philosophie.
Political science > Great Britain > History.
Political science > United States > History.
United States.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Interprets Leo Strauss's political philosophy from a conservative standpoint and argues that Strauss was a Cold War liberal. Suggests inattention to Christianity is crucial to the Straussian portrayal of Anglo-American democracy as a universal regime whose eternal ideals of liberty and constitutional governmnent accord with the teachings of Plato and Aristotle, rather than the Gospels"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9781501757228

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