Leo Strauss, The Straussians, and the Study of the American Regime

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.

About the author

Kenneth L. Deutsch is professor of political science at State University of New York at Geneseo. John A. Murley is professor of political science at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth L. Deutsch, Deutsch Kenneth L., John A. Murley, Murley John A.
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.09.1999
• EAN: 9780847686926
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8692-6
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 227 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 608 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies