Aristocratic Souls in Democratic Times Hardback
Edited by Richard Avramenko, Ethan Alexander-Davey
Part of the Political Theory for Today series
Hardback
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Great statesmen and gentlemen, men of honor and rank, seem to be phenomena of a bygone Aristocratic era.
Aristocracies, which emphasize rank, and value difference, quality, beauty, rootedness, continuity, stand in direct contrast to democracies, which value equality, autonomy, novelty, standardization, quantity, utility and mobility.
Is there any place for aristocratic values and virtues in the modern democratic social and political order?
This volume consists of essays by political theorists, historians, and literary theorists that explore this question in the works of aristocratic thinkers, both ancient and modern.
The volume includes analyses of aristocratic virtues, interpretations of aristocratic assemblies and constitutions, both historic and contemporary, as well as critiques of liberal virtues and institutions.
Essays on Tacitus, Hobbes, Burke, Tocqueville, Nietzsche, as well as some lesser known figures, such as Henri de Boulainvilliers, John Randolph of Roanoke, Louis de Bonald, Konstantin Leontiev, Jose Ortega y Gasset, Richard Weaver, and the Eighth Duke of Northumberland, explore ways of preserving and adapting the salutary aspects of the aristocratic ethos to the needs of modern liberal societies.
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- Pages:350 pages, Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:07/05/2018
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- ISBN:9781498553261
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:350 pages, Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:07/05/2018
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- ISBN:9781498553261