Leo Strauss and Anglo-American democracy : : a conservative critique / / Grant N. Havers.
"Interprets Leo Strauss's political philosphy 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 con...
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| Place / Publishing House: | DeKalb, Illinois : : Northern Illinois University Press,, [2013] 2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (257 pages) |
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| Summary: | "Interprets Leo Strauss's political philosphy 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"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9780875804781 (hardback) 9781609090944 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Grant N. Havers. |