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Leo Strauss and the politics of American empire / Anne Norton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Norton, Anne.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Strauss, Leo.
- Conservatism--United States.
- Conservatism.
- Political science--History.
- Political science.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- United States--Intellectual life--20th century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (252 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The teachings of political theorist Leo Strauss (1899-1973) have recently received new attention, as political observers have become aware of the influence Strauss's students have had in shaping conservative agendas of the Bush administration-including the war on Iraq. This provocative book examines Strauss's ideas and the ways in which they have been appropriated, or misappropriated, by senior policymakers. Anne Norton, a political theorist trained by some of Strauss's most famous students, is well equipped to write on Strauss and Straussians. She tells three interwoven narratives: the story of Leo Strauss, a Jewish German-born émigré, who carried European philosophy into a new world; the story of the philosophic lineage that came from Leo Strauss; and the story of how America has been made a moral battleground by the likes of Paul Wolfowitz, Leon Kass, Carnes Lord, and Irving Kristol-Straussian conservatives committed to an American imperialism they believe will usher in a new world order.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prelude
- 1. Who Is Leo Strauss? What Is a Straussian?
- 2. The Lion and the Ass
- 3. Decline into the West
- 4. Closing the American Mind
- 5. Getting the Natural Right
- 6. Persecution and the Art of Writing
- 7. Ancients and Moderns
- 8 The Statesman
- 9. On Tyranny
- 10. Conservatism Abandoned
- 11. The Sicilian Expedition
- 12. Athens and Jerusalem
- 13. The School of Baghdad
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-72225-1
- 9786611722258
- 0-300-13032-5
- OCLC:
- 923587280
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