xv, 323 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-318) and index

1. Labels, Definitions, and Other Forms of Coercion. Labels. The Meanings of Modernity. Eric Voegelin. Leo Strauss -- 2. Liberal America and Its Discontents. The Problem of Totalitarianism. America and the Liberal Tradition. Liberalism and the Modern World -- 3. From Philosophy to Positivism -- 4. The Nature of Modernity. Machiavelli the Chiron. Hegel and the Egophanic Revolt -- 5. The Crisis of Modernity. The End of Modernity. The Problem with Liberalism: Leo Strauss. The Problem with Liberalism: Eric Voegelin -- 6. The Philosopher. Plato in Search of Jerusalem. Nature and Natural Right -- 7. The Mystic. The Discovery of Consciousness. The Structure of Consciousness. A Story Told by God. Philosophy of Politics -- 8. Strauss, Voegelin, and the Conservative Imagination. The Charms of Strauss and Voegelin. The Conservative Imagination. Strauss, Voegelin, and the Conservatives. The Conservative Predicament

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