Leo Strauss on political philosophy : responding to the challenge of positivism and historicism

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• Full Title: Leo Strauss on political philosophy : responding to the challenge of positivism and historicism/ edited and with an introduction by Catherine H. Zuckert ; with assistance from Les Harris and Philip Bretton.
• Other Titles: Political philosophy : responding to the challenge of positivism and historicism

Series Statement

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Notes

• Editor's introduction: Strauss's introduction to political philosophy / Catherine H. Zuckert -- Part I. The obstacles to the study of political philosophy today: A. Positivism: Comte as the founder of positivism: the three stages of the history of mankind -- Comte's positive political philosophy -- Positivism after Comte: Simmel -- Value-free social science: Weber -- Strauss's responses to contemporary defenses of the fact-value distinction -- B. Historicism: Historicism as the more serious challenge to political philosophy -- R.G. Collingwood as an example -- Part II. Why studying the history of political philosophy is necessary today: On the difference between the ancients and the moderns -- Part 3. The origins of political philosophy: Physis and nomos.
• Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

Identifiers

• Isbns: 9780226566825; 022656682X; 9780226566962; 022656696X
• Oclc Number: (OCoLC)1105587639

Publication Statement

• Place: Chicago
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Date: 2018

Physical Description

• Extent: xxxviii, 232 p. ;
• Dimensions: 24 cm

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