The New Science of Politics - An Introduction

An Introduction

von Eric Voegelin

210 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A classic work of political theory by one of the leading political philosophers of the twentieth century

What Eric Voegelin attempts in The New Science of Politics is nothing less ambitious than a complete theory of humanity, society, and history. To build his theory, Voegelin draws on a breathtaking range of subjects from throughout history, including the Mongol Orders of Submission, the Behistun Inscription, and a controversy over an alter to the goddess Victoria in the Roman Forum. Addressing the access to truth afforded by myth, revelation, and philosophy, Voegelin then carefully contrasts each with gnosticism. The resulting book is a heady exploration of the development of European politics through the Western tradition and the ongoing importance of the inner quest for transcendent reality. =

• Reihe: Walgreen Foundation Lectures WFL
• ISBN: 9780226861142
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.08.1987
• Größe: 217 x 142 mm
• Verlag: The University of Chicago Press