03220nam 2200649Ia 450 991082456870332120200520144314.01-107-23063-21-139-21014-91-280-48541-897866135803991-139-22314-31-139-21834-41-139-21525-61-139-22486-71-139-22143-41-139-08359-7(CKB)2670000000140244(EBL)833503(OCoLC)775870023(SSID)ssj0000612214(PQKBManifestationID)11388665(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000612214(PQKBWorkID)10666701(PQKB)11670679(UkCbUP)CR9781139083591(MiAaPQ)EBC833503(Au-PeEL)EBL833503(CaPaEBR)ebr10533269(CaONFJC)MIL358039(EXLCZ)99267000000014024420110621d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLeo Strauss and the conservative movement in America a critical appraisal /Paul Edward GottfriedNew York Cambridge University Press20121 online resource (ix, 182 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-107-67571-5 1-107-01724-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- A significant life -- Constructing a methodology -- The method under assault -- From political theory to political practice -- Political theory as political philosophy -- Conclusion.This book offers an original interpretation of the achievement of Leo Strauss, stressing how his ideas and followers reshaped the American conservative movement. The conservative movement that reached out to Strauss and his legacy was extremely fluid and lacked a self-confident leadership. Conservative activists and journalists felt a desperate need for academic acceptability, which they thought Strauss and his disciples would furnish. They also became deeply concerned with the problem of 'value relativism', which self-described conservatives thought Strauss had effectively addressed. But until recently, neither Strauss nor his disciples have considered themselves to be 'conservatives'. Contrary to another misconception, Straussians have never wished to convert Americans to ancient political ideals and practices, except in a very selective rhetorical fashion. Strauss and his disciples have been avid champions of American modernity, and 'timeless' values as interpreted by Strauss and his followers often look starkly contemporary.ConservatismUnited StatesHistory20th centuryConservatismHistory320.52092Gottfried Paul872498MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824568703321Leo Strauss and the conservative movement in America4052673UNINA