Leo Strauss and Anglo-American democracy : a conservative critique /
"Interprets Leo Strauss's political philosphy from a conservative standpoint and argues that Strauss was a Cold War liberal. Suggests inattention to Christianity is crucial to the Straussian portrayal of Anglo-American democracy as a universal regime whose eternal ideals of liberty and con...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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DeKalb, Illinois :
Northern Illinois University Press,
[2013]
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| Summary: | "Interprets Leo Strauss's political philosphy from a conservative standpoint and argues that Strauss was a Cold War liberal. Suggests inattention to Christianity is crucial to the Straussian portrayal of Anglo-American democracy as a universal regime whose eternal ideals of liberty and constitutional governmnent accord with the teachings of Plato and Aristotle, rather than the Gospels"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (257 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781609090944 (e-book) |