Mark J Lutz
Biographic Data
| ID | 1114783 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark J Lutz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark J |
| FAMILY NAME | Lutz |
| SIGNATURE | LUTZ M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Reno |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Living the Theologico-Political Problem
Leo Strauss argues that the “theologico-political” problem arose from the competing claims of rationalist philosophy and theology. Although he urges others to take sides in this debate, most theorists see it as insoluble, since it is rooted in competing traditions and different, non-demonstrable, epistemic principles. Strauss, however, argues that there is a common ground capable of sustaining a contest between the two: their appeal to the pre-ph…
The Confrontation between Classical Political Philosophy and the Gods of the City
The Argument and the Action of Plato’s Laws
The Minos and the Socratic Examination of Law
The Minos is said to initiate the natural law tradition because it claims that an unjust law is not truly a law. But the dialogue also shows that reason cannot recognize that a given statute, as such, is a law. Along with this criticism of law, the Minos shows why the Socratic inquiry into law must consider whether divine law is based on a kind of knowledge through which law can be recognized as authoritative. Thanks to the Minos, we see that Pla…
Socratic Virtue in Post-Modernity
Theory: Rorty argues that liberals can forsake philosophic guidance and accept the historical character of the self and truth without sacrificing traditional, communal respect for the Socratic virtues of talking, listening, and deliberating in common. Argument: According to Nietzsche, however, insights into the historical character of the self and truth call for overturning democratic morality and establishing radical aristocracy. On inspection, …
Civic Virtue and Socratic Virtue
Many contemporary observers believe that liberal states need to encourage the virtues of citizenship as a corrective to calculative individualism. Yet others fear that any such effort will jeopardize autonomy and diversity. A fuller understanding of Plato's account of the character, importance, and deficiencies of civic virtue provides the best starting point for our own reflections on civic virtue. A dramatic reading of The Republic elucidates P…
Athens on Trial. Jennifer Tolbert Roberts
The Problem of the Noble and the Practicality of Platonic Political Philosophy
A crucial dimension of Platonic political philosophy is the investigation of eros for to kalon, the desire for beauty or nobility that is at the core of heroic and political virtue. Socrates' "turn" to the investigation of "the human things" is due in part to his discovery that his ostensibly apolitical eros for the beauty of the ideas is based on problematic opinions about noble virtue, justice, and the gods. His inquiry into these matters is pr…
Civic Virtue and Socratic Virtue
Many contemporary observers believe that liberal states need to encourage the virtues of citizenship as a corrective to calculative individualism. Yet others fear that any such effort will jeopardize autonomy and diversity. A fuller understanding of Plato's account of the character, importance, and deficiencies of civic virtue provides the best starting point for our own reflections on civic virtue. A dramatic reading of The Republic elucidates P…
The Problem of the Noble and the Practicality of Platonic Political Philosophy
A crucial dimension of Platonic political philosophy is the investigation of eros for to kalon, the desire for beauty or nobility that is at the core of heroic and political virtue. Socrates' "turn" to the investigation of "the human things" is due in part to his discovery that his ostensibly apolitical eros for the beauty of the ideas is based on problematic opinions about noble virtue, justice, and the gods. His inquiry into these matters is pr…
The Problem of the Noble and the Practicality of Platonic Political Philosophy
A crucial dimension of Platonic political philosophy is the investigation of eros for to kalon, the desire for beauty or nobility that is at the core of heroic and political virtue. Socrates' "turn" to the investigation of "the human things" is due in part to his discovery that his ostensibly apolitical eros for the beauty of the ideas is based on problematic opinions about noble virtue, justice, and the gods. His inquiry into these matters is pr…
Athens on Trial. Jennifer Tolbert Roberts
Socratic Virtue in Post-Modernity
Theory: Rorty argues that liberals can forsake philosophic guidance and accept the historical character of the self and truth without sacrificing traditional, communal respect for the Socratic virtues of talking, listening, and deliberating in common. Argument: According to Nietzsche, however, insights into the historical character of the self and truth call for overturning democratic morality and establishing radical aristocracy. On inspection, …
Civic Virtue and Socratic Virtue
Many contemporary observers believe that liberal states need to encourage the virtues of citizenship as a corrective to calculative individualism. Yet others fear that any such effort will jeopardize autonomy and diversity. A fuller understanding of Plato's account of the character, importance, and deficiencies of civic virtue provides the best starting point for our own reflections on civic virtue. A dramatic reading of The Republic elucidates P…
The Minos and the Socratic Examination of Law
The Minos is said to initiate the natural law tradition because it claims that an unjust law is not truly a law. But the dialogue also shows that reason cannot recognize that a given statute, as such, is a law. Along with this criticism of law, the Minos shows why the Socratic inquiry into law must consider whether divine law is based on a kind of knowledge through which law can be recognized as authoritative. Thanks to the Minos, we see that Pla…
The Argument and the Action of Plato’s Laws
The Confrontation between Classical Political Philosophy and the Gods of the City
Living the Theologico-Political Problem
Leo Strauss argues that the “theologico-political” problem arose from the competing claims of rationalist philosophy and theology. Although he urges others to take sides in this debate, most theorists see it as insoluble, since it is rooted in competing traditions and different, non-demonstrable, epistemic principles. Strauss, however, argues that there is a common ground capable of sustaining a contest between the two: their appeal to the pre-ph…
Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (6 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Socratic method (4 works)