Nathan Tarcov
Biographic Data
| ID | 444819 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathan Tarcov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Tarcov |
| SIGNATURE | TARCOV N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Machiavelli's Critique of Religion
Machiavelli’s praises of the political utility of religion in general, of the pagan religion, and of a patriotic interpretation of Christianity enable him to criticize the Church and actually existing Christianity and obscure his critique of religion in general and his praise of radical human self-reliance. He understands political success and failure, including those of religious leaders, in terms of fortune and virtue rather than divine punishm…
Belief and Opinion in Machiavelli'sPrince
This article examines the roles of belief and opinion in Machiavelli'sPrince. Political success and failure are effected not only by force and arms but by religious belief in particular, and more generally by the beliefs and opinions of peoples. Princes can also be the beneficiaries or the victims of their own beliefs and opinions. Machiavelli occasionally explicitly states a view as his own belief or opinion such as his belief in cruelty well us…
Leo Strauss's “On Classical Political Philosophy
Leo Strauss's "On Classical Political Philosophy" contrasts classical political philosophy with modern political philosophy and present-day political science. Strauss stresses two seemingly contrary features of classical political philosophy: its direct relation to political life and its transcendence of political life. Its direct relation to political life prevented it from taking for granted the necessity and possibility of political philosophy…
Reforming Higher Education and the Opening of the American Mind
Research Article| January 01 2008 Reforming Higher Education and the Opening of the American Mind Nathan Tarcov Nathan Tarcov Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Good Society (2008) 17 (2): 84–85. https://doi.org/10.2307/20711305 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Nathan Tarcov; Reforming Higher Education and the Opening of the American Mind. The Good Society 1 January 2008; 17 (2):…
Philosophie politique et politique étrangère: Prudence et lucidité de Leo Strauss
Discourses on Livy
Comparing the practice of the ancient Romans with that of his contemporaries provided Machiavelli with a consistent point of view in all his works. Machiavelli's close analysis of Livy's history of Rome led him to advance his most original and outspoken view of politics - the belief that a healthy body politic was characterized by social friction and conflict rather than by rigid stability. His discussion of conspiracies in Discourses on Livy is …
Introduction to Two Unpublished Lectures by Leo Strauss
These two lectures by Leo Strauss, “What Can We Learn from Political Theory?” delivered in July 1942, and “The Re-education of Axis Countries Concerning the Jews,” delivered November 7, 1943, include not only Strauss's most elaborate statement about the relation of political philosophy and political practice (in the first), but what may well be his fullest written public statements about matters of contemporary foreign policy. Both lectures obvio…
Iris Marion Young
Iris' written work has been very widely admired; she has obviously helped shape the field of democratic political theory; she has deeply influenced students. The discussion of this work will go on in books and articles until her ideas have been fully absorbed. Here I will say a little about my particular experience of her collegiality. I was Iris' junior colleague at Chicago for six years. I met Iris eight years ago this week, under a portico out…
Discourses on Livy
On a Certain Critique of “Straussianism
This article examines a certain critique of what I will take the liberty of calling “Straussianism,” a critique which raises questions I believe are worth discussing, especially by all those interested in the work of Leo Strauss. This particular critique appeared in a review of a book on Platonic political philosophy, a review by a young scholar who had published only a couple of articles on classical political philosophy himself.This reviewer ap…
Philosophy & History: Tradition and Interpretation in the Work of Leo Strauss
That Leo Strauss should continue to be examined and explained, attacked and defended, is surely an indication of how successful a teacher he was. Not long ago, John Gunnell objected to his uses of history and tradition. In this article, Professor Tarcov argues that Strauss regarded tradition as a "problem," not as a norm; that his thesis about exoteric writing was not intended to place his own interpretations beyond debate; and that he thought of…
Political Thought in Early Modern Europe, II: The Age of Reformation
Quentin Skinner's Method and Machiavelli's Prince The Foundations of Modern Political Thought. Vol. 1: The Renaissance . Quentin Skinner The Foundations of Modern Political Thought. Vol. 2: The Age of…
Locke's Second Treatise and “The Best Fence Against Rebellion
Locke is at once a traditional and a subversive author for us. As an authority for the American Founders he stands at the source of our tradition. But he was an authority for those revolutionaries because his political teaching culminates in the last chapter of the Second Treatise, a defense of the right of resistance. Insofar as we remain a revolutionary or rebellious people (with a particular proclivity to tax rebellions), Locke's political tea…
John Locke and the Theory of Sovereignty: Mixed Monarchy and the Right of Resistance in the Political Thought of the English Revolution . Julian H. Franklin
The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition, by J. G. A. Pocock
Journal Article The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition, by J. G. A. Pocock Get access The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition by J. G. A. Pocock. Princeton, N. J., Princeton University Press, 1975.–x, 602 pp. Cloth, $22.50; paper, $11.50. Nathan Tarcov Nathan Tarcov Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic…
Philosophy & History: Tradition and Interpretation in the Work of Leo Strauss
That Leo Strauss should continue to be examined and explained, attacked and defended, is surely an indication of how successful a teacher he was. Not long ago, John Gunnell objected to his uses of history and tradition. In this article, Professor Tarcov argues that Strauss regarded tradition as a "problem," not as a norm; that his thesis about exoteric writing was not intended to place his own interpretations beyond debate; and that he thought of…
Locke's Second Treatise and “The Best Fence Against Rebellion
Locke is at once a traditional and a subversive author for us. As an authority for the American Founders he stands at the source of our tradition. But he was an authority for those revolutionaries because his political teaching culminates in the last chapter of the Second Treatise, a defense of the right of resistance. Insofar as we remain a revolutionary or rebellious people (with a particular proclivity to tax rebellions), Locke's political tea…
Quentin Skinner's Method and Machiavelli's Prince The Foundations of Modern Political Thought. Vol. 1: The Renaissance . Quentin Skinner The Foundations of Modern Political Thought. Vol. 2: The Age of…
On a Certain Critique of “Straussianism
This article examines a certain critique of what I will take the liberty of calling “Straussianism,” a critique which raises questions I believe are worth discussing, especially by all those interested in the work of Leo Strauss. This particular critique appeared in a review of a book on Platonic political philosophy, a review by a young scholar who had published only a couple of articles on classical political philosophy himself.This reviewer ap…
Belief and Opinion in Machiavelli'sPrince
This article examines the roles of belief and opinion in Machiavelli'sPrince. Political success and failure are effected not only by force and arms but by religious belief in particular, and more generally by the beliefs and opinions of peoples. Princes can also be the beneficiaries or the victims of their own beliefs and opinions. Machiavelli occasionally explicitly states a view as his own belief or opinion such as his belief in cruelty well us…
Machiavelli's Critique of Religion
Machiavelli’s praises of the political utility of religion in general, of the pagan religion, and of a patriotic interpretation of Christianity enable him to criticize the Church and actually existing Christianity and obscure his critique of religion in general and his praise of radical human self-reliance. He understands political success and failure, including those of religious leaders, in terms of fortune and virtue rather than divine punishm…
Leo Strauss's “On Classical Political Philosophy
Leo Strauss's "On Classical Political Philosophy" contrasts classical political philosophy with modern political philosophy and present-day political science. Strauss stresses two seemingly contrary features of classical political philosophy: its direct relation to political life and its transcendence of political life. Its direct relation to political life prevented it from taking for granted the necessity and possibility of political philosophy…
Political Thought in Early Modern Europe, II: The Age of Reformation
Discourses on Livy
Comparing the practice of the ancient Romans with that of his contemporaries provided Machiavelli with a consistent point of view in all his works. Machiavelli's close analysis of Livy's history of Rome led him to advance his most original and outspoken view of politics - the belief that a healthy body politic was characterized by social friction and conflict rather than by rigid stability. His discussion of conspiracies in Discourses on Livy is …
Iris Marion Young
Iris' written work has been very widely admired; she has obviously helped shape the field of democratic political theory; she has deeply influenced students. The discussion of this work will go on in books and articles until her ideas have been fully absorbed. Here I will say a little about my particular experience of her collegiality. I was Iris' junior colleague at Chicago for six years. I met Iris eight years ago this week, under a portico out…
The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition, by J. G. A. Pocock
Journal Article The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition, by J. G. A. Pocock Get access The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition by J. G. A. Pocock. Princeton, N. J., Princeton University Press, 1975.–x, 602 pp. Cloth, $22.50; paper, $11.50. Nathan Tarcov Nathan Tarcov Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic…
The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition, by J. G. A. Pocock
Journal Article The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition, by J. G. A. Pocock Get access The Machiavellian Moment: Florentine Political Thought and the Atlantic Republican Tradition by J. G. A. Pocock. Princeton, N. J., Princeton University Press, 1975.–x, 602 pp. Cloth, $22.50; paper, $11.50. Nathan Tarcov Nathan Tarcov Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic…
John Locke and the Theory of Sovereignty: Mixed Monarchy and the Right of Resistance in the Political Thought of the English Revolution . Julian H. Franklin
Locke's Second Treatise and “The Best Fence Against Rebellion
Locke is at once a traditional and a subversive author for us. As an authority for the American Founders he stands at the source of our tradition. But he was an authority for those revolutionaries because his political teaching culminates in the last chapter of the Second Treatise, a defense of the right of resistance. Insofar as we remain a revolutionary or rebellious people (with a particular proclivity to tax rebellions), Locke's political tea…
Political Thought in Early Modern Europe, II: The Age of Reformation
Quentin Skinner's Method and Machiavelli's Prince The Foundations of Modern Political Thought. Vol. 1: The Renaissance . Quentin Skinner The Foundations of Modern Political Thought. Vol. 2: The Age of…
Philosophy & History: Tradition and Interpretation in the Work of Leo Strauss
That Leo Strauss should continue to be examined and explained, attacked and defended, is surely an indication of how successful a teacher he was. Not long ago, John Gunnell objected to his uses of history and tradition. In this article, Professor Tarcov argues that Strauss regarded tradition as a "problem," not as a norm; that his thesis about exoteric writing was not intended to place his own interpretations beyond debate; and that he thought of…
On a Certain Critique of “Straussianism
This article examines a certain critique of what I will take the liberty of calling “Straussianism,” a critique which raises questions I believe are worth discussing, especially by all those interested in the work of Leo Strauss. This particular critique appeared in a review of a book on Platonic political philosophy, a review by a young scholar who had published only a couple of articles on classical political philosophy himself.This reviewer ap…
Discourses on Livy
Introduction to Two Unpublished Lectures by Leo Strauss
These two lectures by Leo Strauss, “What Can We Learn from Political Theory?” delivered in July 1942, and “The Re-education of Axis Countries Concerning the Jews,” delivered November 7, 1943, include not only Strauss's most elaborate statement about the relation of political philosophy and political practice (in the first), but what may well be his fullest written public statements about matters of contemporary foreign policy. Both lectures obvio…
Iris Marion Young
Iris' written work has been very widely admired; she has obviously helped shape the field of democratic political theory; she has deeply influenced students. The discussion of this work will go on in books and articles until her ideas have been fully absorbed. Here I will say a little about my particular experience of her collegiality. I was Iris' junior colleague at Chicago for six years. I met Iris eight years ago this week, under a portico out…
Reforming Higher Education and the Opening of the American Mind
Research Article| January 01 2008 Reforming Higher Education and the Opening of the American Mind Nathan Tarcov Nathan Tarcov Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Good Society (2008) 17 (2): 84–85. https://doi.org/10.2307/20711305 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Nathan Tarcov; Reforming Higher Education and the Opening of the American Mind. The Good Society 1 January 2008; 17 (2):…
Philosophie politique et politique étrangère: Prudence et lucidité de Leo Strauss
Discourses on Livy
Comparing the practice of the ancient Romans with that of his contemporaries provided Machiavelli with a consistent point of view in all his works. Machiavelli's close analysis of Livy's history of Rome led him to advance his most original and outspoken view of politics - the belief that a healthy body politic was characterized by social friction and conflict rather than by rigid stability. His discussion of conspiracies in Discourses on Livy is …
Leo Strauss's “On Classical Political Philosophy
Leo Strauss's "On Classical Political Philosophy" contrasts classical political philosophy with modern political philosophy and present-day political science. Strauss stresses two seemingly contrary features of classical political philosophy: its direct relation to political life and its transcendence of political life. Its direct relation to political life prevented it from taking for granted the necessity and possibility of political philosophy…
Belief and Opinion in Machiavelli'sPrince
This article examines the roles of belief and opinion in Machiavelli'sPrince. Political success and failure are effected not only by force and arms but by religious belief in particular, and more generally by the beliefs and opinions of peoples. Princes can also be the beneficiaries or the victims of their own beliefs and opinions. Machiavelli occasionally explicitly states a view as his own belief or opinion such as his belief in cruelty well us…
Machiavelli's Critique of Religion
Machiavelli’s praises of the political utility of religion in general, of the pagan religion, and of a patriotic interpretation of Christianity enable him to criticize the Church and actually existing Christianity and obscure his critique of religion in general and his praise of radical human self-reliance. He understands political success and failure, including those of religious leaders, in terms of fortune and virtue rather than divine punishm…
Philosophy (13 works) · Political science (13 works) · Law (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · History (7 works) · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (5 works) · Classics (5 works)