Leo Strauss, the Straussians, and the American regime / Kenneth L. Deutsch and John A. Murley, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deutsch, Kenneth L.

Murley, John A. (John Albert)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strauss, Leo.

Political science.

Physical Description:

xv, 451 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., [1999]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Part 1 On Leo Strauss's American Career

1 Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago / George Anastaplo 3

2 Leo Strauss at St. John's College (Annapolis) / Laurence Berns with Eva Brann 31

3 Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago / Joseph Cropsey 39

4 Strauss at One Hundred / Harry V. Jaffa 41

Part 2 Taking Leo Strauss Seriously

5 Leo Strauss, the Straussians, and the American Regime / Kenneth L. Deutsch 51

6 Strauss on Our Minds / Hadley Arkes 69

7 Leo Strauss: Philosophy and American Social Science / Eugene F. Miller 91

8 Athens and Washington: Leo Strauss and the American Regime / Gregory Bruce Smith 103

9 Strauss's Generalized Agnosticism and American Liberalism / Aryeh Botwinick 129

10 Locating Leo Strauss in the Liberal-Communitarian Debate / Ronald J. Terchek 143

Part 3 The First Generation

11 In re George Anastaplo / John A. Murley 159

12 Walter Berns: The Constitution and American Liberal Democracy / Gary D. Glenn 193

13 Allan Bloom: Strauss, Socrates, and Liberal Education / Walter Nicgorski 205

14 Joseph Cropsey: Modernity and the American Regime / Christopher A. Colmo 221

15 Refinding the Founding: Martin Diamond, Leo Strauss, and the American Regime / Michael P. Zuckert 235

16 Paul Eidelberg: The Mixed Regime and the American Regime / Will Morrisey 253

17 A New Birth of Freedom: Harry V. Jaffa and the Study of America / Charles R. Kesler 265

18 Back to the Future: Ralph Lerner's Political Thought / Miriam Galston 283

19 Roger Masters: Natural Right and Biology / Larry Arnhart 293

20 Herbert Storing: The American Founding and the American Regime / Murray Dry 305

Part 4 American Political Institutions

21 Congress and Straussian Constitutionalism / John A. Murley 331

22 Executive Power and the Presidency / Robert Eden 351

23 The Supreme Court: Republican Schoolmaster / Ralph A. Rossum 363

24 Bureaucracy and America: Leo Strauss on Constitutionalism, the State, and Tyranny / John A. Marini 383

Part 5 Reflections From Practice

25 Leo Strauss and the World of Intelligence (By Which We Do Not Mean Nous) / Gary J. Schmitt, Abram N. Shulsky 407

26 Thoughts on Strauss and Our Present Discontents / Carnes Lord 413

27 The Charm of Competence: A Straussian Looks at the Therapeutic State / Susan Orr 419

28 A Student of Leo Strauss in the Clinton Administration / William A. Galston 429

29 Government Practice and the School of Strauss / Mark Blitz 439.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0847686914

0847686922

OCLC:

40996106