LEADER 03302nam 22006492 450 001 9910461536403321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-23063-2 010 $a1-139-21014-9 010 $a1-280-48541-8 010 $a9786613580399 010 $a1-139-22314-3 010 $a1-139-21834-4 010 $a1-139-21525-6 010 $a1-139-22486-7 010 $a1-139-22143-4 010 $a1-139-08359-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000140244 035 $a(EBL)833503 035 $a(OCoLC)775870023 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000612214 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11388665 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000612214 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10666701 035 $a(PQKB)11670679 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139083591 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC833503 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL833503 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10533269 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358039 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000140244 100 $a20110428d2012|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLeo Strauss and the conservative movement in America $ea critical appraisal /$fPaul Edward Gottfried$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-67571-5 311 $a1-107-01724-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- A significant life -- Constructing a methodology -- The method under assault -- From political theory to political practice -- Political theory as political philosophy -- Conclusion. 330 $aThis 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. 517 3 $aLeo Strauss & the Conservative Movement in America 606 $aConservatism$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aConservatism$xHistory 676 $a320.52092 700 $aGottfried$b Paul$f1941-$0872498 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461536403321 996 $aLeo Strauss and the conservative movement in America$92449396 997 $aUNINA