Publication Date

2016

Journal

NOMOS: American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy

Abstract

The article argues that fascism represents a perverted extreme of conservatism that seeks to protect tradition through the total abandonment of reason and the use of violence. By analyzing the omissions in Leo Strauss's political framework, the analysis posits that the only effective response to the fascist challenge is a model of reason rooted in revelation—specifically the rabbinic Jewish tradition—which provides an irrational basis for maintaining a rational community.

Volume

56

First Page

402

Last Page

406

Publisher

NYU Press

Disciplines

Jurisprudence | Law | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Comments

Section 12

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