Political Philosophy Cross-Examined Perennial Challenges to the Phil

Political societies frequently regard philosophers as potential threats to morality and religion, and those who speak for politics often demand a defense of philosophy. This book will address philosophy as a mode of existence put into question.

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10.1057/9781137299635 - Political Philosophy Cross-Examined, Edited by Thomas L. Pangle and J. Harvey Lomax

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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY CROSS-EXAMINED

RE C OVER I NG POLITICAL PHIL OSOPH Y SERIES EDITORS: THOMAS L. PANGLE AND TIMOTHY BURNS

Lucretius as Theorist of Political Life By John Colman Shakespeare’s Political Wisdom By Timothy Burns Political Philosophy Cross-Examined: Perennial Challenges to the Philosophic Life Edited by Thomas L. Pangle and J. Harvey Lomax

10.1057/9781137299635 - Political Philosophy Cross-Examined, Edited by Thomas L. Pangle and J. Harvey Lomax

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PERENNIAL CHALLENGES TO THE PHILOSOPHIC LIFE Essays in Honor of Heinrich Meier

Edited by Thomas L. Pangle and J. Harvey Lomax

10.1057/9781137299635 - Political Philosophy Cross-Examined, Edited by Thomas L. Pangle and J. Harvey Lomax

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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY CROSS-EXAMINED

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY CROSS-EXAMINED Copyright © Thomas L. Pangle and J. Harvey Lomax, 2013.

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Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–29962–8 Note on the cover illustration: Christiano Banti (1824–1904) painted Galileo before the Inquisition Court in 1857. A private collection in Italy currently owns this masterpiece. The photograph of the painting is copyrighted by DeA Picture Library / Art Resource of New York. The editors wish to express gratitude to a generous donor, Dr. Robert L. Stone, Esq., for his munificence in covering all fees for purchasing from Art Resource the nonexclusive world rights to this photograph. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Political philosophy cross-examined : perennial challenges to the philosophic life / edited by Thomas L. Pangle and J. Harvey Lomax. pages cm.—(Recovering political philosophy) “Essays in Honor of Heinrich Meier.” ISBN 978–1–137–29962–8 (alk. paper)— ISBN 978–1–137–29964–2— ISBN 978–1–137–29963–5 1. Political science—Philosophy. I. Pangle, Thomas L., editor of compilation. JA71.P62247 2013 320.01—dc23

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