Authority or anarchy

Strauss’ critique of Kelsen

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ID11347474
AuthorsChristopher Adair-Toteff (0000-0002-3274-8529, University of South Florida, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume49
Issue7
Pages1120-1133
Publication date2023-10-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory of European Ideas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0191-6599 • E-ISSN: 1873-541X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01916599.2023.2214910
OpenAlexW4377224201
LanguageEN
References cited13

Hans Kelsen has been praised for his defense of democracy but that defense has also been criticized, most notably by Carl Schmitt. Leo Strauss was just as critical but his critique has gone unnoticed. Much of this neglect is because the relevant works remained unpublished. In one work Strauss contends that his conception of authority guarantees order and security whereas Kelsen’s notion of democracy leads to anarchy and chaos. This essay is intended to fill this gap by providing an examination of Strauss’ criticism of Kelsen’s democratic liberalism

Criticism · Democracy · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Liberalism · Neglect · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Psychology · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought

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