Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss: German Émigrés and American Political Thought after World War II

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This volume on Hannah Arendt's and Leo Strauss' impact on American political science after 1933 contains essays presented at an international conference held at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1991. The book explores the influence that Arendt's and Strauss' experiences of inter-war Germany had on their perception of democracy and their judgment of American liberal democracy. Although they represented different political attitudes, both thinkers interpreted the modern American political system as a response to totalitarianism. The contributors analyse how their émigré experience both influenced their American work and also had an impact on the formation of the discipline of political science in postwar Germany. Arendt's and Strauss' experiences thus aptly illustrate the transfer and transformation of political ideas in the World War II era.

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Frontmatter
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Introduction
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- By Peter Graf Kielmansegg
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PART I - HANNAH ARENDT
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1 - Hannah Arendt and the Theory of Democracy: A Critical Reconstruction
pp 11-28
- By Helmut Dubiel
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2 - The Questionable Influence of Arendt (and Strauss)
pp 29-44
- By George Kateb
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3 - Hannah Arendt: A German-American Jewess Views the United States - and Looks Back to Germany
pp 45-58
- By Ernst Vollrath
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PART II - LEO STRAUSS
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4 - Reflections on Leo Strauss and American Education
pp 61-80
- By Timothy Fuller
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5 - Leo Strauss: The Quest for Truth in Times of Perplexity
pp 81-104
- By Jürgen Gebhardt
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6 - Leo Strauss and Martin Heidegger: Greek Antiquity and the Meaning of Modernity
pp 105-120
- By Horst Mewes
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7 - Leo Strauss: German Origin and American Impact
pp 121-138
- By Alfons Söllner
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8 - The Modern World of Leo Strauss
pp 139-160
- By Robert B. Pippin
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PART III - ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
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Discussion
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Select Bibliography of Works by Arendt and by Strauss on Modern Political Science and Philosophy
pp 191-200
- By Elisabeth Glaser-Schmidt
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-x

Introduction
pp 1-8

PART I - HANNAH ARENDT
pp 9-10

1 - Hannah Arendt and the Theory of Democracy: A Critical Reconstruction
pp 11-28

2 - The Questionable Influence of Arendt (and Strauss)
pp 29-44

3 - Hannah Arendt: A German-American Jewess Views the United States - and Looks Back to Germany
pp 45-58

PART II - LEO STRAUSS
pp 59-60

4 - Reflections on Leo Strauss and American Education
pp 61-80

5 - Leo Strauss: The Quest for Truth in Times of Perplexity
pp 81-104

6 - Leo Strauss and Martin Heidegger: Greek Antiquity and the Meaning of Modernity
pp 105-120

7 - Leo Strauss: German Origin and American Impact
pp 121-138

8 - The Modern World of Leo Strauss
pp 139-160

PART III - ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
pp 161-162

Discussion
pp 163-190

Select Bibliography of Works by Arendt and by Strauss on Modern Political Science and Philosophy
pp 191-200

Index
pp 201-208

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