Leo Strauss and the invasion of Iraq : encountering the abyss / Aggie Hirst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirst, Aggie, author.

Series:

Interventions.

Interventions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strauss, Leo--Criticism and interpretation.

Strauss, Leo.

Strauss, Leo--Political and social views.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

International relations.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The political philosophy of Leo Strauss has been the subject of significant scholarly and media attention in recent years, particularly in the context of the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. During the period since then, questions have been raised regarding the influence of the works of Leo Strauss on the individuals at the highest levels of the Bush administration. This is the first book that engages with the subject in both International Relations (IR) and in other disciplines. The book offers an exploration and demonstration of the ways in which elements of Strauss' thought are visible in the activities of the Bush administration during this period in the spheres of intelligence production, think tanks, and the media. Such an undertaking is not simply to demonstrate these connections and interventions, but also to challenge the logic underpinning Straussian thought. The book enacts a deconstructive challenge to Strauss' political philosophy which unsettles the fundamental assumptions it relies upon. In doing so, it exposes the securitising imperative underpinning Straussian thought and the Straussian interventions. It thereby contributes to crucial issues relating to IR theory, and contemporary foreign policy, while asserting that these dimensions of IR can and should be dealt with in conjunction with each other. This book would be of interest to students and scholars of IR, Political Theory, Security Studies and US Foreign Policy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction 1. The Political Philosophy of Leo Strauss 2. The Straussians 3. The Straussian Interventions and the Invasion of Iraq 4. Challenging the Straussian Interventions 5. Deconstructing the Straussian Project 6. Challenging Ontological Foreclosure in Derridean Thought Conclusion

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 13, 2013).

ISBN:

1-135-04368-X

1-138-28946-9

0-203-38040-1

1-135-04369-8

9780203380406

OCLC:

852416736