Leo Strauss and Anglo-American Democracy: A Conservative Critique

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LEO STRAUSS and ANGLO-AMERICAN DEMOCRACY This page intentionally left blank. LEO STRAUSS and ANGLO-AMERICAN DEMOCRACY A Conservative Critique GRANT N. HAvERS NIU Press DeKalb, IL © 2013 by Northern Illinois University Press Published by the Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 Manufactured in the United States using acid-free paper. All Rights Reserved Design by Yuni Dorr Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Havers, Grant N., 1965– Leo Strauss and Anglo-American democracy : a conservative critique / Grant N. Havers. pages cm Summary: “Interprets Leo Strauss’s political philosophy from a conservative standpoint and argues that Strauss was a Cold War liberal. Suggests inattention to Christianity is crucial to the Straussian portrayal of Anglo-American democracy as a universal regime whose eternal ideals of liberty and constitutional government accord with the teachings of Plato and Aristotle, rather than the Gospels”—Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-87580-478-1 (hardback) — ISBN 978-1-60909-094-4 (e-book) 1. Strauss, Leo. 2. Political science—Philosophy. 3. Conservatism—Philosophy. 4. Political science—United States—History. 5. Political science—Great Britain—History. I. Title. JC251.S8H38 2013 320.52092—dc23 2013012135 To My Love, Therese Fides quaerens intellectum This page intentionally left blank. ...