Christopher Nadon
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1074013 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Christopher Nadon |
| PRENOMES | Christopher |
| SOBRENOME | Nadon |
| ASSINATURA | NADON C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Boston College |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1996 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
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…
Leo Strauss's First Brush with Xenophon
Leo Strauss is most well known for his thesis on the philosophic practice of exotericism. One of strangest aspects of his work is the amount of attention he devoted to Xenophon. This article attempts to explain how these two important facets of Strauss's thought are connected by examining their connection in his first published treatment of them both: “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon.”
The Secular Basis of the Separation of Church and State
In this article, I argue that John Locke presents a novel understanding of “ecclesiastical liberty” that allows him to use it as the basis for separating religion from politics, church from state, in a manner favorable to secular interests and power. Montesquieu and Toqueville understood this approach and adapted and modified it to conditions in France and America
Leo Strauss's Restatement on Why Xenophon1
Leo Strauss, often considered a critic of modernity, is famous for his claim that Machiavelli, in turning away from the classical tradition, is its originator. Yet his “Restatement on Xenophon's Hiero” presents a concise indictment of that tradition and a remarkably sympathetic account of the political and philosophic motives that led to the rupture. In light of this tension, Strauss's interest in Xenophon appears as a useful counterweight to bot…
Leo Strauss
"Since the death of political theorist Leo Strauss in 1973, American interpreters have heatedly debated his intellectual legacy. Daniel Tanguay, a French-Canadian scholar who was trained in France, recovers Strauss from the atmosphere of partisan debate that has dominated American journalistic, political, and academic discussions of his work. Tanguay offers in an accessible way, and in crystal-clear prose, the first assessment of the whole of Str…
Absolutism and the Separation of Church and State in Locke's Letter Concerning Toleration
Xenophon's Prince
Xenophon’s Prince
For over two millennia, the Cyropaedia, an imaginative biography of the Persian king Cyrus the Great, was Xenophon's most popular work and considered his masterpiece. This study contributes to the recent rediscovery of the Cyropaedia and Xenophon, making intelligible the high esteem in which writers of the stature of Machiavelli held Xenophon's works and the importance of his place among classical authors. The ending of the Cyropaedia has present…
Xenophon's Prince
Plato Rediscovered
Aristotle and the Republican Paradigm
J. G. A. Pocock'sMachiavellian Momenthas become an authoritative source for our understanding of the republican tradition, the place Aristotle holds as its founder, and its adversarial relation to liberalism. In this article it is argued that Pocock exaggerates the republican character of Aristotle's thought in a way that ignores the extent to which stability and prosperity, as opposed to the kind of virtue fostered by political participation, ar…
From Republic to Empire
While recent scholarship has provoked renewed interest in theEducation of Cyrusas an important work for our understanding of the origins of classical political philosophy, it has yet to produce a coherent interpretation that preserves the unity of Xenophon's vision of political life. Following a short review of three recent books on the subject, I argue that the obstacles in the way to such an understanding can be resolved by focusing on the unde…
Xenophon's Prince
Aristotle and the Republican Paradigm
J. G. A. Pocock'sMachiavellian Momenthas become an authoritative source for our understanding of the republican tradition, the place Aristotle holds as its founder, and its adversarial relation to liberalism. In this article it is argued that Pocock exaggerates the republican character of Aristotle's thought in a way that ignores the extent to which stability and prosperity, as opposed to the kind of virtue fostered by political participation, ar…
From Republic to Empire
While recent scholarship has provoked renewed interest in theEducation of Cyrusas an important work for our understanding of the origins of classical political philosophy, it has yet to produce a coherent interpretation that preserves the unity of Xenophon's vision of political life. Following a short review of three recent books on the subject, I argue that the obstacles in the way to such an understanding can be resolved by focusing on the unde…
Absolutism and the Separation of Church and State in Locke's Letter Concerning Toleration
The Secular Basis of the Separation of Church and State
In this article, I argue that John Locke presents a novel understanding of “ecclesiastical liberty” that allows him to use it as the basis for separating religion from politics, church from state, in a manner favorable to secular interests and power. Montesquieu and Toqueville understood this approach and adapted and modified it to conditions in France and America
Aristotle and the Republican Paradigm
J. G. A. Pocock'sMachiavellian Momenthas become an authoritative source for our understanding of the republican tradition, the place Aristotle holds as its founder, and its adversarial relation to liberalism. In this article it is argued that Pocock exaggerates the republican character of Aristotle's thought in a way that ignores the extent to which stability and prosperity, as opposed to the kind of virtue fostered by political participation, ar…
From Republic to Empire
While recent scholarship has provoked renewed interest in theEducation of Cyrusas an important work for our understanding of the origins of classical political philosophy, it has yet to produce a coherent interpretation that preserves the unity of Xenophon's vision of political life. Following a short review of three recent books on the subject, I argue that the obstacles in the way to such an understanding can be resolved by focusing on the unde…
Plato Rediscovered
Xenophon’s Prince
For over two millennia, the Cyropaedia, an imaginative biography of the Persian king Cyrus the Great, was Xenophon's most popular work and considered his masterpiece. This study contributes to the recent rediscovery of the Cyropaedia and Xenophon, making intelligible the high esteem in which writers of the stature of Machiavelli held Xenophon's works and the importance of his place among classical authors. The ending of the Cyropaedia has present…
Xenophon's Prince
Xenophon's Prince
Absolutism and the Separation of Church and State in Locke's Letter Concerning Toleration
Leo Strauss
"Since the death of political theorist Leo Strauss in 1973, American interpreters have heatedly debated his intellectual legacy. Daniel Tanguay, a French-Canadian scholar who was trained in France, recovers Strauss from the atmosphere of partisan debate that has dominated American journalistic, political, and academic discussions of his work. Tanguay offers in an accessible way, and in crystal-clear prose, the first assessment of the whole of Str…
Leo Strauss's Restatement on Why Xenophon1
Leo Strauss, often considered a critic of modernity, is famous for his claim that Machiavelli, in turning away from the classical tradition, is its originator. Yet his “Restatement on Xenophon's Hiero” presents a concise indictment of that tradition and a remarkably sympathetic account of the political and philosophic motives that led to the rupture. In light of this tension, Strauss's interest in Xenophon appears as a useful counterweight to bot…
The Secular Basis of the Separation of Church and State
In this article, I argue that John Locke presents a novel understanding of “ecclesiastical liberty” that allows him to use it as the basis for separating religion from politics, church from state, in a manner favorable to secular interests and power. Montesquieu and Toqueville understood this approach and adapted and modified it to conditions in France and America
Leo Strauss's First Brush with Xenophon
Leo Strauss is most well known for his thesis on the philosophic practice of exotericism. One of strangest aspects of his work is the amount of attention he devoted to Xenophon. This article attempts to explain how these two important facets of Strauss's thought are connected by examining their connection in his first published treatment of them both: “The Spirit of Sparta or the Taste of Xenophon.”
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…
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