Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire

Anne Norton

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English

Yale University
11 October 2005

Philosophy; Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies

How an unlikely group of academics came to power in Washington and provided the philosophical justification for the war on Iraq

The teachings of political theorist Leo Strauss (1899–1973) have recently received new attention, as political observers have become aware of the influence Strauss’s students have had in shaping conservative agendas of the Bush administration—including the war on Iraq. This provocative book examines Strauss’s ideas and the ways in which they have been appropriated, or misappropriated, by senior policymakers.

Anne Norton, a political theorist trained by some of Strauss’s most famous students, is well equipped to write on Strauss and Straussians. She tells three interwoven narratives: the story of Leo Strauss, a Jewish German-born émigré, who carried European philosophy into a new world; the story of the philosophic lineage that came from Leo Strauss; and the story of how America has been made a moral battleground by the likes of Paul Wolfowitz, Leon Kass, Carnes Lord, and Irving Kristol—Straussian conservatives committed to an American imperialism they believe will usher in a new world order.

By: Anne Norton
Imprint: Yale University
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9780300109733
ISBN 10: 0300109733
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 11 October 2005
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anne Norton, professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, is also the author of 95 Theses on Politics, Culture, and Method, published by Yale University Press.

Reviews for Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire

gorgeously written and fascinating in its own right... overall, it illuminates current ideology from a novel and useful angle - Steven Poole, The Guardian Well-informed and witty. - Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., New York Review of Books [Norton's] most impressive achievement is to demonstrate how far the ideas we associate with Straussians have strayed from [Strauss's] ideas. - Alan Wolfe, New York Times Book Review Has the flavor of an amusing tell-all... a sort of critical field guide to Straussians. - New Yorker