Waller R Newell
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4451362 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Waller R Newell |
| NOMBRES | Waller R |
| APELLIDO | Newell |
| FIRMA | NEWELL W R |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 36 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1983 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2019 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Tyrants
Tyrants
The forces of freedom are challenged everywhere by a newly energized spirit of tyranny, whether it is Jihadist terrorism, Putin's imperialism, or the ambitions of China's dictatorship, writes Waller R. Newell in this engaging exposé of a thousand dangers. We will see why tyranny is a permanent threat by following its strange career from Homeric Bronze Age warriors, through the empires of Alexander the Great and Rome, to the medieval struggle betw…
Tyranny
This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought. Waller R. Newell argues that modern tyranny and statecraft differ fundamentally from the classical understanding. Newell demonstrates a historical shift in emphasis from the classical thinkers' stress on the virtuous character of rulers and the need for civic education to the modern emphasis on impersonal institutions and cold-blooded po…
Bankrupt Education
Philosophy and the perils of commitment
1988). Philosophy and the perils of commitment: A comparison of Lukacs and Heidegger. History of European Ideas: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 305-320
Machiavelli and Xenophon on Princely Rule
One of the puzzling aspects of Machiavelli's political philosophy is the prominent place occupied in it by Xenophon. Machiavelli goes much further than including Xenophon with Plato, Aristotle and Cicero, as was common in the Renaissance "mirror of princes." Rather, he discusses Xenophon in The Prince and the Discourses more frequently than Plato, Aristotle and Cicero combined. In this essay, I argue that the explanation lies in Machiavelli's nee…
Superlative Virtue
ECENT interpreters of Aristotle's writings hope to find in them a communitarian alternative to contemporary liberalism. Although these interpretations vary considerably, they share the hope that the recovery of Aristotelian policial philosophy could mitigate the a priori individualism of the liberal tradition without detracting from its broader democratic impulse. Notable among them is the recent study by Ronald Beiner (1983), who follows the wor…
How Original is Machiavelli
M ACHIAVELLI'S UNDERSTANDING OF virtue and fortune is central to his originality as a political philosopher, but the degree and character of that originality is a much debated question. In one of the most influential recent interpretations, Quentin Skinner argues that the context for Machiavelli's discussion of virtue and fortune is provided by the Italian humanists of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Augustinian Christianity, Skinner argu…
"Tyranny and the Science of Ruling in Xenophon's "Education of Cyrus
What distinguishes tyrannical from legitimate political authority? In what follows, I hope to show that to the extent that classical political theory can shed light on this question, our analysis of the character of tyrannical rule is incomplete without an understanding of Xenophon's Education of Cyrus. For while Plato and Aristotle generally mute the ambition for individual political supremacy in favor of virtuous citizenship within a small, sel…
Heidegger on Freedom and Community
Despite their widespread influence, Martin Heidegger's works have rarely been assessed for their own direct significance as political theory. In this article I undertake such an assessment by drawing out the political implications of Heidegger's understanding of freedom and community in two of his early works. Specifically, I argue that, although Heidegger's thought has been interpreted as advocating political conservatism, it in fact propounds a…
Machiavelli and Xenophon on Princely Rule
One of the puzzling aspects of Machiavelli's political philosophy is the prominent place occupied in it by Xenophon. Machiavelli goes much further than including Xenophon with Plato, Aristotle and Cicero, as was common in the Renaissance "mirror of princes." Rather, he discusses Xenophon in The Prince and the Discourses more frequently than Plato, Aristotle and Cicero combined. In this essay, I argue that the explanation lies in Machiavelli's nee…
"Tyranny and the Science of Ruling in Xenophon's "Education of Cyrus
What distinguishes tyrannical from legitimate political authority? In what follows, I hope to show that to the extent that classical political theory can shed light on this question, our analysis of the character of tyrannical rule is incomplete without an understanding of Xenophon's Education of Cyrus. For while Plato and Aristotle generally mute the ambition for individual political supremacy in favor of virtuous citizenship within a small, sel…
How Original is Machiavelli
M ACHIAVELLI'S UNDERSTANDING OF virtue and fortune is central to his originality as a political philosopher, but the degree and character of that originality is a much debated question. In one of the most influential recent interpretations, Quentin Skinner argues that the context for Machiavelli's discussion of virtue and fortune is provided by the Italian humanists of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Augustinian Christianity, Skinner argu…
Heidegger on Freedom and Community
Despite their widespread influence, Martin Heidegger's works have rarely been assessed for their own direct significance as political theory. In this article I undertake such an assessment by drawing out the political implications of Heidegger's understanding of freedom and community in two of his early works. Specifically, I argue that, although Heidegger's thought has been interpreted as advocating political conservatism, it in fact propounds a…
Bankrupt Education
"Tyranny and the Science of Ruling in Xenophon's "Education of Cyrus
What distinguishes tyrannical from legitimate political authority? In what follows, I hope to show that to the extent that classical political theory can shed light on this question, our analysis of the character of tyrannical rule is incomplete without an understanding of Xenophon's Education of Cyrus. For while Plato and Aristotle generally mute the ambition for individual political supremacy in favor of virtuous citizenship within a small, sel…
Heidegger on Freedom and Community
Despite their widespread influence, Martin Heidegger's works have rarely been assessed for their own direct significance as political theory. In this article I undertake such an assessment by drawing out the political implications of Heidegger's understanding of freedom and community in two of his early works. Specifically, I argue that, although Heidegger's thought has been interpreted as advocating political conservatism, it in fact propounds a…
Superlative Virtue
ECENT interpreters of Aristotle's writings hope to find in them a communitarian alternative to contemporary liberalism. Although these interpretations vary considerably, they share the hope that the recovery of Aristotelian policial philosophy could mitigate the a priori individualism of the liberal tradition without detracting from its broader democratic impulse. Notable among them is the recent study by Ronald Beiner (1983), who follows the wor…
How Original is Machiavelli
M ACHIAVELLI'S UNDERSTANDING OF virtue and fortune is central to his originality as a political philosopher, but the degree and character of that originality is a much debated question. In one of the most influential recent interpretations, Quentin Skinner argues that the context for Machiavelli's discussion of virtue and fortune is provided by the Italian humanists of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Augustinian Christianity, Skinner argu…
Philosophy and the perils of commitment
1988). Philosophy and the perils of commitment: A comparison of Lukacs and Heidegger. History of European Ideas: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 305-320
Machiavelli and Xenophon on Princely Rule
One of the puzzling aspects of Machiavelli's political philosophy is the prominent place occupied in it by Xenophon. Machiavelli goes much further than including Xenophon with Plato, Aristotle and Cicero, as was common in the Renaissance "mirror of princes." Rather, he discusses Xenophon in The Prince and the Discourses more frequently than Plato, Aristotle and Cicero combined. In this essay, I argue that the explanation lies in Machiavelli's nee…
Bankrupt Education
Tyranny
This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought. Waller R. Newell argues that modern tyranny and statecraft differ fundamentally from the classical understanding. Newell demonstrates a historical shift in emphasis from the classical thinkers' stress on the virtuous character of rulers and the need for civic education to the modern emphasis on impersonal institutions and cold-blooded po…
Tyrants
The forces of freedom are challenged everywhere by a newly energized spirit of tyranny, whether it is Jihadist terrorism, Putin's imperialism, or the ambitions of China's dictatorship, writes Waller R. Newell in this engaging exposé of a thousand dangers. We will see why tyranny is a permanent threat by following its strange career from Homeric Bronze Age warriors, through the empires of Alexander the Great and Rome, to the medieval struggle betw…
Tyrants
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