Leo Strauss contra Schmitt (II), on the nature of Civilisation, and Empire
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In my last post I claimed that in his (1932) response to Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss implies that he does not reject civilization while Schmitt does. I included a footnote that I had been anticipated by Robert Howse’s (2014) Leo Strauss Man of Peace. Cambridge University Press, chapter 2, but that I disagree with Howse on what Strauss means by ‘civilization.’ (A reader of this blog recommended the Howse book after one of my pieces on Oakeshott—apologies for forgetting who that was, but thank you!)
Leo Strauss contra Schmitt (II), on the nature of Civilisation, and Empire
Leo Strauss contra Schmitt (II), on the…
Leo Strauss contra Schmitt (II), on the nature of Civilisation, and Empire
In my last post I claimed that in his (1932) response to Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss implies that he does not reject civilization while Schmitt does. I included a footnote that I had been anticipated by Robert Howse’s (2014) Leo Strauss Man of Peace. Cambridge University Press, chapter 2, but that I disagree with Howse on what Strauss means by ‘civilization.’ (A reader of this blog recommended the Howse book after one of my pieces on Oakeshott—apologies for forgetting who that was, but thank you!)