American conservatism /
American conservatism /
edited by Sanford V. Levinson, Joel Parker, and Melissa S. Williams.
- 1 online resource
- Nomos ; LVI .
- Nomos ; 56. .
"About half of the essays date back to panels of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy that were held in January of 2007 (at the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Schools; the remainder were delivered at a conference held at the University of Texas Law in September 2012"--Preface. Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A history of inherent contradictions: the origins and end of American conservatism / An interpretation of American conservative thought: political issues : conceptual differences, and attitudinal disjunctions / Conservatism in America?: a response to Sidorsky / The worms and the octopus: religious freedom, pluralism, and conservatism / Anti-governmentism in conservative thought: a note on Garnett's conception of religious freedom / Constitutive stories about the common law in modern American conservatism / The role of conservatism in securing and maintaining just moral constitutions: toward a theory of complex normative systems / Constitutional conservatism and American conservatism / Fighting over the conservative banner / Uniting conservatives: comments on Bogus's trifurcated conservatism / Leo Strauss and American conservative thought and politics / What fascism teaches us / Segregation, aggression, and executive power: Leo Strauss and 'the boys' / James R. Kurth -- David Sidorsky -- Patrick J. Deneen -- Richard W. Garnett -- Ingrid Creppell -- Ken I. Kersch -- Gerald Gaus -- Johnathan O'Neill -- Carl T. Bogus -- Eldon Eisenach -- Nathan Tarcov -- Arthur J. Jacobson -- Alan Gilbert.
Is there what might be termed an 'exceptional' form of conservatism that is characteristically American, in contrast to conservatisms found in other countries? Are views that are identified in the United States as conservative necessarily congruent with what political theorists might classify under that label? Or does much American conservatism almost necessarily reflect the distinctly liberal background of American political thought? In this book, a distinguished group of American political and legal scholars reflect on these crucial questions, unpacking the very nature and development of American conservative thought. They examine both the historical and contemporary realities of arguments offered by self-conscious conservatives in the United States, offering a well-rounded view of the state of this field.
9781479852697 1479852694
22573/ctt180mwst JSTOR
Conservatism--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
Conservatism.
United States.
Electronic books.
Essays.
Essays.
JC573.2.U6 / A45 2016eb
320.520973
"About half of the essays date back to panels of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy that were held in January of 2007 (at the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Schools; the remainder were delivered at a conference held at the University of Texas Law in September 2012"--Preface. Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A history of inherent contradictions: the origins and end of American conservatism / An interpretation of American conservative thought: political issues : conceptual differences, and attitudinal disjunctions / Conservatism in America?: a response to Sidorsky / The worms and the octopus: religious freedom, pluralism, and conservatism / Anti-governmentism in conservative thought: a note on Garnett's conception of religious freedom / Constitutive stories about the common law in modern American conservatism / The role of conservatism in securing and maintaining just moral constitutions: toward a theory of complex normative systems / Constitutional conservatism and American conservatism / Fighting over the conservative banner / Uniting conservatives: comments on Bogus's trifurcated conservatism / Leo Strauss and American conservative thought and politics / What fascism teaches us / Segregation, aggression, and executive power: Leo Strauss and 'the boys' / James R. Kurth -- David Sidorsky -- Patrick J. Deneen -- Richard W. Garnett -- Ingrid Creppell -- Ken I. Kersch -- Gerald Gaus -- Johnathan O'Neill -- Carl T. Bogus -- Eldon Eisenach -- Nathan Tarcov -- Arthur J. Jacobson -- Alan Gilbert.
Is there what might be termed an 'exceptional' form of conservatism that is characteristically American, in contrast to conservatisms found in other countries? Are views that are identified in the United States as conservative necessarily congruent with what political theorists might classify under that label? Or does much American conservatism almost necessarily reflect the distinctly liberal background of American political thought? In this book, a distinguished group of American political and legal scholars reflect on these crucial questions, unpacking the very nature and development of American conservative thought. They examine both the historical and contemporary realities of arguments offered by self-conscious conservatives in the United States, offering a well-rounded view of the state of this field.
9781479852697 1479852694
22573/ctt180mwst JSTOR
Conservatism--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
Conservatism.
United States.
Electronic books.
Essays.
Essays.
JC573.2.U6 / A45 2016eb
320.520973