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Whether Leo Strauss would favor a war such as that fought in Iraq, supported by neo-conservatives,isdoubtful – it is more reasonable to speculate that he would have wanted liberal democracy defended by means of vigorous example and diplomacy, not out and out force.
Leo Strauss and his students C. Bradley Thompson , a professor at Clemson University, claims that most influential neoconservatives refer explicitly to the theoretical ideas in the philosophy of Leo Strauss (1899–1973), [32] although there are several writers who claim that in doing so they may draw upon meaning that Strauss himself did not ...
Noble lies and perpetual war: Leo Strauss, the neocons, and Iraq. Danny Postel. 15 October 2003. Share this. Are the ideas of the conservative political philosopher Leo Strauss a...
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Mar 7, 2011 · The Origins of Neoconservatism. By Eli Kozminsky. March 7, 2011. In Irving Kristol’s posthumous new book, The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009, the godfather of neoconservatism writes that philosopher Leo Strauss “turned one’s intellectual universe upside down.”
Feb 15, 2008 · Michael A. Peters. This paper examines the neoconservative critique of the university and particularly the attack on multiculturalism and postmodernism that initiated the culture wars. It seeks to explain these developments by an analysis of the thought of Leo Strauss.
- Michael A. Peters
- 2008
Feb 15, 2008 · This paper is concerned with the work of Leo Strauss, specifically his two essays on liberal education. Strauss is often claimed to be a founding thinker of neoconservatism and while much scholarship has been produced analyzing his work, very little discusses his essays on liberal education and how these fit within his larger project.
Jun 8, 2005 · In this paper, I propose that for Straussian inspired neoconservatives his meaning and its implications are clear enough, in the (interpreted) injunction to wrench political and cultural power from the (perceived) liberal establishment in the US, and to forcefully and unapologetically impose American power, values and hegemonic design upon the g...
