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The Political Philosophy of Eric Voegelin and His Followers: A Criticism of the Voegelinians
The Political Philosophy of Eric Voegelin and His Followers A Criticism of the Voegelinians Author:David Cole This work is the first book-length criticism of the political philosophy of the noted twentieth-century professor and theorist. This book demonstrates that, despite his assertions to the contrary, Voegelin harbored long-standing partisan ideological leanings. After a thorough explication of both primary and secondary Voegelin literature, the aut... more »hor scrutinizes Voegelin's claims of essential agreement between Plato and Aristotle; his attacks on Marx and Hegel; and, his analysis of the character of a modern 'gnostic'. The concluding chapter places the 'Voegelin phenomenon' in the context of contemporary American political cleavages.« less