Rafael Major
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4247312 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rafael Major |
| NOMBRES | Rafael |
| APELLIDO | Major |
| FIRMA | MAJOR R |
| AFILIACIONES | University of North Texas, Honors College, Denton, TX, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0932-2893 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 38 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2005 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Politics and Justice in Measure for Measure
John Locke
Two years after the publication of Locke’s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, he sought advice from his Irish friend, William Molyneux, concerning improvements for the second edition. This discussion resulted in the most substantial alterations of the Essay. Among these changes, Molyneux proposed a “Jocose Problem”—a 17th Century “brain-teaser”—concerning the ability of a formerly blind person to recognize the simple difference between the …
From Laslett to Waldmann
The denial of Locke's debt to Hobbes has long been characteristic of many scholars of Locke influenced by the Cambridge School. Peter Laslett was the first to argue for this view, and he did so in conscious opposition to Leo Strauss and his interpretation of Locke. The recent discovery by Felix Waldmann of a memoir that confirms Locke's deep interest in Hobbes as well as his prudent concealment of that interest has undermined Laslett's case again…
Those That Have the Power to Hurt and Will Do None
The circumstances and gravity of the moral choices faced by a statesman like Abraham Lincoln are difficult to grasp. Those who have “the power to hurt” are seemingly bound by nothing but their private conscience as a guide to action. Lincoln himself chose constitutional order over other alternatives, but why then was his intense private study of Shakespeare devoted to plays addressing tyranny? This article examines two of Shakespeare's tyrants, b…
Introduction
The fiftieth anniversary of the publication of What Is Political Philosophy? provides an occasion to reconsider the continuing reputation and controversy surrounding Leo Strauss. The initial critical reaction to What Is Political Philosophy? proves to be instructive both for its sober scholarly tone and as an introduction to understanding the unique character of Strauss's manner of writing. It is the opportunity to revisit Strauss's arguments on …
A New Argument for Morality
Machiavelli is best known for his bold realism, and The Prince is a self-conscious alternative to the moral teachings of Christian and classical thought. The author demonstrates, however, that most of Machiavelli's famous maxims are in fact derivative from ancient authors. Given the similarities between The Prince and classical texts, Machiavelli's realism must be reexamined. The author analyzes chapter 3 of The Prince to show that Machiavelli ap…
Chasing Plato
Patrick Deneen's Democratic Faith is a timely discussion of our need to question our faith in democracy. As friends of democracy, we must examine it closely if we are to defend it. While the author agrees with Deneen's general argument, he takes issue with Deneen's particular reading of Plato. By using Plato as a champion of noble democracy, Deneen overlooks the deeper Socratic investigation into the relationship between our faith in democracy an…
The Cambridge School and Leo Strauss
The Cambridge School and Leo Strauss
Over the past quarter century, the Cambridge School of Intellectual History has had a profound influence on the study of political theory in the U.S. The scholarship of historians such as John Dunn, Quentin Skinner, and John Pocock has almost single-handedly defined the terms with which political scientists understand early modern thought, and consequently liberalism and its alternatives. In this essay I analyze Quentin Skinner's “Meaning and Und…
The Cambridge School and Leo Strauss
Over the past quarter century, the Cambridge School of Intellectual History has had a profound influence on the study of political theory in the U.S. The scholarship of historians such as John Dunn, Quentin Skinner, and John Pocock has almost single-handedly defined the terms with which political scientists understand early modern thought, and consequently liberalism and its alternatives. In this essay I analyze Quentin Skinner's “Meaning and Und…
The Cambridge School and Leo Strauss
The Cambridge School and Leo Strauss
Over the past quarter century, the Cambridge School of Intellectual History has had a profound influence on the study of political theory in the U.S. The scholarship of historians such as John Dunn, Quentin Skinner, and John Pocock has almost single-handedly defined the terms with which political scientists understand early modern thought, and consequently liberalism and its alternatives. In this essay I analyze Quentin Skinner's “Meaning and Und…
A New Argument for Morality
Machiavelli is best known for his bold realism, and The Prince is a self-conscious alternative to the moral teachings of Christian and classical thought. The author demonstrates, however, that most of Machiavelli's famous maxims are in fact derivative from ancient authors. Given the similarities between The Prince and classical texts, Machiavelli's realism must be reexamined. The author analyzes chapter 3 of The Prince to show that Machiavelli ap…
Chasing Plato
Patrick Deneen's Democratic Faith is a timely discussion of our need to question our faith in democracy. As friends of democracy, we must examine it closely if we are to defend it. While the author agrees with Deneen's general argument, he takes issue with Deneen's particular reading of Plato. By using Plato as a champion of noble democracy, Deneen overlooks the deeper Socratic investigation into the relationship between our faith in democracy an…
Introduction
The fiftieth anniversary of the publication of What Is Political Philosophy? provides an occasion to reconsider the continuing reputation and controversy surrounding Leo Strauss. The initial critical reaction to What Is Political Philosophy? proves to be instructive both for its sober scholarly tone and as an introduction to understanding the unique character of Strauss's manner of writing. It is the opportunity to revisit Strauss's arguments on …
Those That Have the Power to Hurt and Will Do None
The circumstances and gravity of the moral choices faced by a statesman like Abraham Lincoln are difficult to grasp. Those who have “the power to hurt” are seemingly bound by nothing but their private conscience as a guide to action. Lincoln himself chose constitutional order over other alternatives, but why then was his intense private study of Shakespeare devoted to plays addressing tyranny? This article examines two of Shakespeare's tyrants, b…
John Locke
Two years after the publication of Locke’s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, he sought advice from his Irish friend, William Molyneux, concerning improvements for the second edition. This discussion resulted in the most substantial alterations of the Essay. Among these changes, Molyneux proposed a “Jocose Problem”—a 17th Century “brain-teaser”—concerning the ability of a formerly blind person to recognize the simple difference between the …
From Laslett to Waldmann
The denial of Locke's debt to Hobbes has long been characteristic of many scholars of Locke influenced by the Cambridge School. Peter Laslett was the first to argue for this view, and he did so in conscious opposition to Leo Strauss and his interpretation of Locke. The recent discovery by Felix Waldmann of a memoir that confirms Locke's deep interest in Hobbes as well as his prudent concealment of that interest has undermined Laslett's case again…
Politics and Justice in Measure for Measure
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