Leo Strauss, Max Weber, and the Scientific Study of Politics by Nasser Behnegar

Description: Leo Strauss, Max Weber, and the Scientific Study of Politics by Nasser Behnegar Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Almost three decades after Leo Strausss death, Nasser Behnegar offers the first sustained exposition of what Strauss was best known for: his radical critique of contemporary social science - particularly of political science. Publisher Description Can politics be studied scientifically, and if so, how? Assuming it is impossible to justify values by human reason alone, social science has come to consider an unreflective relativism the only viable basis, not only for its own operations, but for liberal societies more generally. Although the experience of the sixties has made social scientists more sensitive to the importance of values, it has not led to a fundamental reexamination of value relativism, which remains the basis of contemporary social science. Almost three decades after Leo Strausss death, Nasser Behnegar offers the first sustained exposition of what Strauss was best known for: his radical critique of contemporary social science, and particularly of political science.Behnegars impressive book argues that Strauss was not against the scientific study of politics, but he did reject the idea that it could be built upon political sciences unexamined assumption of the distinction between facts and values. Max Weber was, for Strauss, the most profound exponent of values relativism in social science, and Behnegars explication artfully illuminates Strausss critique of Webers belief in the ultimate insolubility of all value conflicts.Strausss polemic against contemporary political science was meant to make clear the contradiction between its claim of value-free premises and its commitment to democratic principles. As Behnegar ultimately shows, values—the ethical component lacking in a contemporary social science—are essential to Strausss project of constructing a genuinely scientific study of politics. Author Biography Nasser Behnegar is an assistant professor of political science at Boston College. Details ISBN 0226041433 ISBN-13 9780226041438 Title Leo Strauss, Max Weber, and the Scientific Study of Politics Author Nasser Behnegar Format Paperback Year 2005 Pages 216 Edition New edition Publisher The University of Chicago Press GE_Item_ID:161783512; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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