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The Crisis of Liberal Democracy is the first book devoted exclusively to Leo Strauss, one of the most influential and controversial political thinkers of the twentieth century. This work includes essays which illustrate and evaluate Strauss teaching on natural right and the tradition of political philosophy and demonstrate how Strauss perspectives have influenced European and American liberal theory. In keeping with Strauss commitment to philosophical inquiry, essays critical of his work are included as well.
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The Crisis of Liberal Democracy : A Straussian Perspective SUNY Series in Political Theory. Contemporary Issues
author
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Deutsch, Kenneth L.
publisher
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State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin
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0887063888
print isbn13
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9780887063886
ebook isbn13
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9780585077413
language
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English
subject
Strauss, Leo--Contributions in political science, Liberalism, Democracy.
publication date
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1987
lcc
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JC251.S8C75 1987eb
ddc
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320.5/1
subject
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Strauss, Leo--Contributions in political science, Liberalism, Democracy.
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The Crisis of Liberal Democracy
A Straussian Perspective
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SUNY Series in Political Theory: Contemporary Issues John G. Gunnell, Editor
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The Crisis of Liberal Democracy
A Straussian Perspective
edited with an introduction by Kenneth L. Deutsch and Walter Soffer
Foreword by Joseph Cropsey
State University of New York Press
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Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
1987 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
The Crisis of liberal democracy.
(SUNY series in political theory. Contemporary issues) Includes index. 1. Strauss, LeoContributions in political science. 2. Liberalism. 3. Democracy. I. Deutsch, Kenneth L. II. Soffer, Walter, 1941 JC251.S8C75 1987 320.5'1 86-5908 ISBN 0-88706-388-8 ISBN 0-88706-387-X (pbk.)
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CONTENTS
Foreword by Joseph Cropsey
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Preface
ix
Introduction
1
Part 1 The Work of Leo StraussAn Appraisal
15
An Overview
Leo Strauss: Three Quarrels, Three Questions, One Life
Michael Platt
17
On Natural Right
The Problem of Natural Right and the Fundamental Alternatives in Natural Right and History
Victor Gourevitch
30
Evolutionary Biology and Natural Right
Roger D. Masters
48
A Critique
Political Theory and Politics: The Case of Leo Strauss and Liberal Democracy
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