Principle and Prudence in Western Political Thought (SUNY

Principle and Prudence in Western Political Thought (SUNY Series in The Thought and Legacy of Leo Strauss)

Discussions of the place of moral principle in political practice are haunted by the abstract and misleading distinction between realism and its various principled or "idealist" alternatives. This volume argues that such discussions must be recast in terms of the relationship between principle and prudence: as Nathan Tarcov maintains, that relationship is "not dichotomous but complementary." In a substantive introduction, the editors investigate Leo Strauss's attack on contemporary political thought for its failure to account for both principle and prudence in politics. Leading commentators then reflect on principle and prudence in the writings of great thinkers such as Homer, Machiavelli, and Hegel, and in the thoughts and actions of great statesmen such as Pericles, Jefferson, and Lincoln. In a concluding section, contributors reassess Strauss's own approach to principle and prudence in the history of political philosophy.
Country USA
Brand State University of New York Press
Manufacturer State Univ of New York Pr
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781438461250
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	State University of New York Press
Manufacturer	State Univ of New York Pr
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781438461250
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Principle and Prudence in Western Political Thought (SUNY Series in The Thought and Legacy of Leo Strauss)