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"Thirty-five years ago few could have predicted that The New Science of Politics would be a best-seller by political theory standards. Compressed within the Draconian economy of the six Walgreen lectures is a complete theory of man, society, and history, presented at the most profound and intellectual level. . . . Voegelin's [work] stands out in bold relief from much of what has passed under the name of political science in recent decades. . . . The New Science is aptly titled, for Voegelin makes clear at the outset that a 'return to the specific content' of premodern political theory is out of the question. . . . The subtitle of the book, An Introduction, clearly indicates that The New Science of Politics is an invitation to join the search for the recovery of our full humanity."—From the new Foreword by Dante Germino

"This book must be considered one of the most enlightening essays on the character of European politics that has appeared in half a century. . . . This is a book powerful and vivid enough to make agreement or disagreement with even its main thesis relatively unimportant."—Times Literary Supplement

"Voegelin . . . is one of the most distinguished interpreters to Americans of the non-liberal streams of European thought. . . . He brings a remarkable breadth of knowledge, and a historical imagination that ranges frequently into brilliant insights and generalizations."—Francis G. Wilson, American Political Science Review

"This book is beautifully constructed . . . his erudition constantly brings a startling illumination."—Martin Wright, International Affairs

"A ledestar to thinking men who seek a restoration of political science on the classic and Christian basis . . . a significant accomplishment in the retheorization of our age."—Anthony Harrigan, Christian Century

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Eric Voegelin (1901-1985) was Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution at the time of his death. He is the author of numerous books in addition to his major five-volume work Order and History.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Chicago Press; 1st edition (August 15, 1987)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 210 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0226861147
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0226861142
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches

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Excellent Theoretical Analysis of Contemporary Politics

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One of the best works of political theory and philosophy of history in twentieth century

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Eric Voegelin, who died in 1985, is one of the giants of intellectual history and political philosophy. Unfortunately, he is far less well-recognized outside of a small scholarly community than some of the poseurs who foist quack theories on the public under the guise of "political philosophy." The New Science of Politics, based on Voegelin's Walgreen Lectures, can be read as a theoretical companion to his magisterial Order and History, a five-volume elaboration of the theories presented here. Voegelin provides an examination of political community and its representations through symbolic appropriation and the underlying basis of political order throughout history. Equally, Voegelin deals with misappropriation of symbols in the form of Gnosticism, which emerged at the dawn of the middle ages. His diagnostic exercise leads to an examination of modernity, which is characterized by advance and decline, the nature of of our own times. Modernist movements such as Nazism and Communism embody gnostic misappropriation of the symbolization of order. Writing in the immediate postwar period as an Austrian refugee from Hitler, with a command of ancient and modern philosophy and history and access to documentation in a dozen languages, Voegelin both lays the foundation for a return to the Aristotelean tradition of political philosophy and analysis and provides the personal witness of a research physician who has examined the patient at close hand. There is no better short book in our times for accomplishing Dr. Johnson's admonition to clear your mind of cant, or providing a sound basis for recognizing the corruption of intellectual and personal standards in current politics and scholarship, or the infection of scholarship by extremist politics. Voegelin has a number of brilliant students carrying on his work. However, unlike acolytes of Leo Strauss and Allan Bloom and their neo-conservative entourage, who represent a very different and self-referential strain in modern political analysis, Voegelin's students have not populated the high offices of government. Given the power of Voegelin's model presented in The New Science of Politics, I expect and hope that his long-term influence will weigh decisively in the war on modernity and its pernicious supporting social science-based infrastructure. To understand the contours of the problem, The New Science of Politics is an indispensible guide and a model of elegant anlysis and writing.

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So much brilliance, so little space!

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The New Science of Politics (NSP henceforth) is packed and packed with information, but unlike most philosophers, Voegelin keeps the length of the book short. This isn't to say the NSP lacks nuance, however. Voegelin's ideas are provocative, full of substance, and not your average every-day take on the political. Despite having read the book twice, I am still trying to get my mind around some of the theories and implications of said theories presented in NSP.

The amount of material and ideas that Voegelin interacts with in NSP is astounding, and is characteristic of his work. He draws from a multitude of different sources, theories, examples, etc.

However, I do have a word of warning. Voegelin comes from the continental tradition of philosophy and English is not his forst language. This means that the book will not be easy reading for us analytic Americans. I had to start over halfway through the book, but once I did, it was a much smoother and more enjoyable ride.

All in all, this book is worth the money if you are in to political theory.

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This book is a masterpiece, great introduction to the true science of Politics.

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Voegelin's thinking is important for our thinking more accurately, more effectively in our evolving the human story in the political dimensions of our life as well as the other dimensions. His thinking in many ways is parallel to and complementary to the important thought of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, whose works Amazon also carries. (Review by Robert Pollard).

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A prescient description from the 50's about what we would be facing a century later.

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Best Contemporary Philosophy of History

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Excellent philosophy of history, in fact. The label "neo-conservative" is totally wrong, and itself ideological.

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Leitura imprescindível. Entenda o mundo e a política.

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O leitor é guiado passo a passo no diagnóstico da organização social e política baseado na história e suas influências.
Quais as ideologias ou idéias formam uma sociedade?
As pessoas se organizam por algum motivo?
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Fast Delivery and Exactly what I wanted!

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I received the book I order: The New Science of Politics very quickly in the mail. There were no issues with the book. It was obviously used, but I knew that when I ordered. Thanks!

Andre Gualtieri de Oliveira

Crítica a modernidade

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Voegelin desenvolve uma crítica aos modernos movimentos políticos de massa a partir do conceito de gnosticismo. Em sua visão, movimentos como o progressismo, o comunismo, o fascismo e o nazismo apresentariam traços gnósticos. Mais ainda, o pensamento dos pais fundadores da modernidade, como Hegel, Marx e Freud seria gnóstico, o que explicaria a revolta da dos modernos em relação a Deus e à realidade.

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It is really a introduction

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I've tried to read another book from Voegelin. Without a "easier" book to start, it is almost impossible to understand.

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