From Leo Strauss to Collapse Theory: Considering the Neoconservative Attack on Modernity and the Work of Education

Autor/in	Smith, David Geoffrey
Titel	From Leo Strauss to Collapse Theory: Considering the Neoconservative Attack on Modernity and the Work of Education
Quelle	In: Critical Studies in Education, 49 (2008) 1, S.33-48 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-8487
Schlagwörter	Social Influences; Philosophy; Political Attitudes; History; Global Approach; World History; Cultural Influences; Democracy; Political Issues; Curriculum; Teaching Methods; Politics of Education; Public Education; Higher Education; Social Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Einfluss; Philosophie; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Globales Denken; Weltgeschichte; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Demokratie; Politischer Faktor; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Öffentliche Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Gesellschaftstheorie
Abstract	This paper locates the work of Leo Strauss within the broader conservative assault on modernity and especially its roots in liberalism. Four themes from Strauss's work are identified, then hermeneutically engaged for their relevance to educational practice in global times. The four themes are: (1) the liberal/modern concept of an open society is essentially nihilistic and cannot protect "particularities" from assimilation and encroachment; (2) the cosmopolitanism of modernity is inherently totalitarian, leading to a culture of management; (3) philosophy as the practice of persuasion has its limits, beyond which the practical necessities of life require the use of force; and (4) the reasons most vigorously offered in public for certain actions need not be the actual reasons. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10