Leo Strauss on political philosophy : responding to the challenge of positivism and historicism /: responding to the challenge of positivism and historicism. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited and with an introduction by Catherine H. Zuckert ; with assistance from Les Harris and Philip Bretton.
• Authors: Strauss, Leo
• Editors: Zuckert, Catherine H, 1942-; (Editor), Harris, Les; Bretton, Philip
• Other Names: Zuckert, Catherine H 1942- writer of introduction.
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Note on the Leo Strauss Transcript Project; Editor's Introduction: Strauss's Introduction to Political Philosophy; Editorial Headnote; I. The Obstacles to the Study of Political Philosophy Today; A. Positivism; 1. Comte as the Founder of Positivism: The Three Stages of the History of Mankind; 2. Comte's Positive Political Philosophy; 3. Positivism after Comte: Simmel; 4. Value-Free Social Science: Weber; 5. Strauss's Responses to Contemporary Defenses of the Fact-Value Distinction; B. Historicism; 6. Historicism as the More Serious Challenge to Political Philosophy 7. R. G. Collingwood as an ExampleII. Why Studying the History of Political Philosophy Is Necessary Today; 8. On the Difference between the Ancients and the Moderns; III. The Origins of Political Philosophy; 9. Physis and Nomos; Notes; Index
• Publisher Details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxviii, 232 pages)
• Subjects: 320.01; Political Science -- General; Political science -- Philosophy; Political science -- History; Political science; Political science -- Philosophy; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference; Political Science -- History & Theory; Philosophy -- Political; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226566962
• Related ISBNs: 022656696X; 9780226566825; 022656682X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 1, 2018).
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