In the 1940s and 1950s The Review of Politics, under the dynamic
leadership of Waldemar Gurian, emerged as one of the leading
journals of political and social theory in the United States. This
volume celebrates that legacy by bringing together classic essays
by a remarkable group of American and European emigre
intellectuals, among them Jacques Maritain, Hannah Arendt, Josef
Pieper, Eric Voegelin, and Yves Simon. For these writers, the
emergence of new dictatorial regimes in Germany and Russia and the
looming threat of another, even more devastating, European war
demanded that one rethink the reigning philosophical perspectives
of the time. In their view, the western world had lost sight of its
founding principles. Individually and collectively, they maintained
that the West could be saved only if its leaders embraced the idea
that society should be governed by moral standards and a commitment
to human dignity. Since the first issue appeared in 1939, The
Review of Politics has influenced generations of political
theorists. To complement these essays A. James McAdams has written
an introduction that discusses the history of the journal and
reflects on the contributions of these influential figures. He
underscores the continuing relevance of these essays in assessing
contemporary issues. Contributors: A. James McAdams, Desmond
Fitzgerald, Jacques Maritain, C. J. Friedrich, Denis de Rougemont,
John U. Nef, Aron Gurwitsch, Josef Pieper, Leo Strauss, Eric
Voegelin, Hannah Arendt, Russell Kirk, Robert Strausz-Hupe,
Waldemar Gurian, Louis de Raeymaeker, Frank O'Malley, Glenn Tinder,
and Yves R. Simon.
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