Great statesmen and gentlemen, men of honor and rank, seem to be
phenomena of a bygone Aristocratic era. Aristocracies, which
emphasize rank, and value difference, quality, beauty, rootedness,
continuity, stand in direct contrast to democracies, which value
equality, autonomy, novelty, standardization, quantity, utility and
mobility. Is there any place for aristocratic values and virtues in
the modern democratic social and political order? This volume
consists of essays by political theorists, historians, and literary
theorists that explore this question in the works of aristocratic
thinkers, both ancient and modern. The volume includes analyses of
aristocratic virtues, interpretations of aristocratic assemblies
and constitutions, both historic and contemporary, as well as
critiques of liberal virtues and institutions. Essays on Tacitus,
Hobbes, Burke, Tocqueville, Nietzsche, as well as some lesser known
figures, such as Henri de Boulainvilliers, John Randolph of
Roanoke, Louis de Bonald, Konstantin Leontiev, Jose Ortega y
Gasset, Richard Weaver, and the Eighth Duke of Northumberland,
explore ways of preserving and adapting the salutary aspects of the
aristocratic ethos to the needs of modern liberal societies.
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