Science Politics & Gnosticism - Softcover

Voegelin, Eric; Ellis Sandoz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932236481 ISBN 13: 9781932236484

Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2005

Synopsis

Science, Politics and Gnosticism comprises two essays by Eric Voegelin (1901-85), arguably one of the most provocative and influential political philosophers of the last century. In these essays, Voegelin contends that certain modern movements, including positivism, Hegelianism, Marxism, and the "God is dead" school, are variants of the gnostic tradition he identified in his classic work The New Science of Politics. Voegelin attempts to resolve the intellectual confusion that has resulted from the dominance of gnostic thought by clarifying the distinction between political gnosticism and the philosophy of politics.

About this title

About the Author:

Eric Voegelin taught for most of his career at Louisiana State University. In 1958 he returned to Europe to become the director of the Institute for Political Science at the University of Munich.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About this edition

• Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1932236481
• ISBN 13: 9781932236484
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 126