Hunting and Weaving: Empiricism and Political Philosophy - Couverture souple

Heilke, Thomas; Von Heyking, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 158731374X ISBN 13 : 9781587313745

Editeur : St Augustine's Press, 2013

Synopsis

The essays in this volume honor the work of political scientist andEric Voegelin scholar, Barry Cooper, by considering how politicalphilosophy (a form of hunting) and empiricism get "woven" together(to borrow a metaphor from Plato). In other words, they considerhow science needs to be conducted if it is to remain true to ourcommonsense experience of the world and to facilitate politicaljudgment. ?? ?Several of the essays cover Eric Voegelin, including hisunderstanding of consciousness, a comparison of him and LeoStrauss, and his self-understanding as a scholar. Other essaysconsider terrorism, technology, religion and the modern world, thedivided line in Plato's Republic, and the political significance ofhope. The volume also includes a number of essays that considerdifferent aspects of Canadian politics, including its strongregionalism, political culture, public law, and the infamous"Calgary School" of political science. ?? ?These essays are united by the concern that politicalscience must "weave" together political philosophy and empiricism.This task was what Aristotle meant when he characterized politicalscience as a matter of practical wisdom. It is an insight that wasalso central for Voegelin's restoration of political science in thetwentieth century, and that these essays continue into thetwenty-first century. ?? ?Political analysis begins in whatever contemporary crisisthe analyst has found himself. The analyst sifts through competingclaims of political meaning asserted by the partisans in thecrisis. From there he ascends to greater luminosity concerning thehuman condition by viewing those claims in light of the "majorquestions in the history of political thought." They inform oneanother, as the search for order is necessarily the search fororder that is conducted by a particular individual's consciousnessin the context of a particular community in space and time. ??? This volume will be of special interest to scholars ofpolitical philosophy as well as citize

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St Augustine's Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 158731374X
• ISBN 13: 9781587313745
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
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• Personne responsable: non disponible