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

By John A. Murley and Kenneth L. Deutsch

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847686922
• ISBN13: 9780847686926
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"