Leo Strauss on political philosophy : responding to the challenge of positivism and historicism / edited and with an introduction by Catherine H. Zuckert ; with assistance from Les Harris and Philip Bretton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strauss, Leo, author.

Contributor:

Zuckert, Catherine H., 1942- editor, writer of introduction.

Harris, Les (Editor), editor.

Bretton, Philip, editor.

Series:

Leo Strauss transcript series

The Leo Strauss transcript series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Political science--History.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxxviii, 232 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.

Contents:

I The Obstacles to the Study of Political Philosophy Today / A. Positivism

1 Comte as the Founder of Positivism: The Three Stages of the History of Mankind p. 5

2 Comtes Positive Political Philosophy p. 26

3 Positivism after Comte: Simmel p. 48

4 Value-Free Social Science: Weber p. 71

5 Strauss's Responses to Contemporary Defenses of the Fact-Value Distinction p. 96 / B. Historicism

6 Historicism as the More Serious Challenge to Political Philosophy p. 123

7 R. G. Collingwood as an Example p. 144

II Why Studying the History of Political Philosophy Is Necessary Today

8 On the Difference between the Ancients and the Moderns p. 169

III The Origins of Political Philosophy

9 Physis and Nomos p. 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Editor's introduction: Strauss's introduction to political philosophy -- Part I: The obstacles to the study of political philosophy today -- A. Positivism. Comte as the founder of positivism: the three stages of the history of mankind -- Comte's positive political philosophy -- Positivism after Comte: Simmel -- Value-free social science: Weber -- Strauss's responses to contemporary defenses of the fact-value distinction -- B. Historicism. Historicism as the more serious challenge to political philosophy -- R.G. Collingwood as an example -- Why studying the history of political philosophy is necessary today. On the difference between the ancients and the moderns -- Part 3: The origins of political philosophy. Physis and nomos.

ISBN:

9780226566825

022656682X

OCLC:

1015269788