Political Philosophy in the Twentieth Century: Authors and Arguments

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This book demonstrates the rich diversity and depth of political philosophy in the twentieth century. Catherine H. Zuckert has compiled a collection of essays recounting the lives of political theorists connecting each biography with the theorists life work and explaining the significance of the contribution to modern political thought. The essays are organized to highlight the major political alternatives and approaches. Beginning with essays on John Dewey Carl Schmitt and Antonio Gramsci representing the three main political alternatives liberal fascist and communist at mid-century the book proceeds to consider the lives and works of migrs such as Hannah Arendt Eric Voegelin and Leo Strauss who brought a continental perspective to the United States after World War II. The second half of the collection contains essays on recent defenders of liberalism such as Friedrich Hayek Isaiah Berlin and John Rawls and liberalisms many critics including Michel Foucault Jrgen Habermas and Alasdair MacIntyre.