The Dilemmas of American Conservatism

by Deutsch, Kenneth L.

• ISBN13: 9780813125961
• ISBN10: 0813125960
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky

Summary

In the second half of the twentieth century, American conservatism emerged from the shadow of New Deal liberalism and developed into a movement exerting considerable influence on the formulation and execution of public policy in the United States. During that period, the political philosophers who provided the intellectual foundations for the American conservative movement were John H. Hallowell, Eric Voegelin, Leo Strauss, Richard Weaver, Russell Kirk, Robert Nisbet, John Courtney Murray, Friedrich Hayek, and Willmoore Kendall.By offering a comprehensive analysis of their thoughts and beliefs, The Dilemmas of American Conservatism both illuminates the American conservative imagination and reveals its most serious contradictions. The contributing authors question whether a core set of conservative principles can be determined based on the frequently diverging perspectives of these key philosophers.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Classical Realism of John H. Hallowell	p. 9
Eric Voegelin and American Conservatism	p. 29
Leo Strauss's Friendly Criticism of American Liberal Democracy: Neoconservative or Aristocratic Liberal?	p. 47
The Relation of Intellect and Will in the Thought of Richard Weaver	p. 63
Robert Nisbet and the Conservative Intellectual Tradition	p. 77
John Courtney Murray as Catholic, American Conservative	p. 97
Russell Kirk: Traditionalist Conservatism in a Postmodern Age	p. 125
F. A. Hayek: A Man of Measure	p. 151
Willmoore Kendall, Man of the People	p. 175
List of Contributors	p. 203
Index	p. 205
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