New Science of Politics : An Introduction

by Voegelin, Eric

• ISBN13: 9780226861142
• ISBN10: 0226861147
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1987-08-15
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

"Thirty-five years ago few could have predicted thatThe New Science of Politicswould be a best-seller by political theory standards. Compressed within the Draconian economy of the six Walgreen lectures is a complete theory of man, society, and history, presented at the most profound and intellectual level. . . . Voegelin's [work] stands out in bold relief from much of what has passed under the name of political science in recent decades. . . . The New Science is aptly titled, for Voegelin makes clear at the outset that a 'return to the specific content' of premodern political theory is out of the question. . . . The subtitle of the book, An Introduction, clearly indicates that The New Science of Politics is an invitation to join the search for the recovery of our full humanity."--From the new Foreword by Dante Germino "This book must be considered one of the most enlightening essays on the character of European politics that has appeared in half a century. . . . This is a book powerful and vivid enough to make agreement or disagreement with even its main thesis relatively unimportant."--Times Literary Supplement "Voegelin . . . is one of the most distinguished interpreters to Americans of the non-liberal streams of European thought. . . . He brings a remarkable breadth of knowledge, and a historical imagination that ranges frequently into brilliant insights and generalizations."--Francis G. Wilson,American Political Science Review "This book is beautifully constructed . . . his erudition constantly brings a startling illumination."--Martin Wright,International Affairs "A ledestar to thinking men who seek a restoration of political science on the classic and Christian basis . . . a significant accomplishment in the retheorization of our age."--Anthony Harrigan,Christian Century

Author Biography

Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Representation and Existence

Representation and Truth

The Struggle for Representation in the Roman Empire

Gnosticism--The Nature of Modernity

Gnostic Revolution--The Puritan Case

The End of Modernity

Index

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