| 2005 Summer Seminar |
—Tibor Machan, Ph.D.
Course Description:
Neo-conservatives have been highly influential in American foreign policy, specifically the policy of aggressively exporting democracy to such regions as the Middle East, and many contend they came by this intention by studying the work of Leo Strauss. What if anything does Leo Strauss have to do with what today is called neo-conservatism? First, what is most notable about Leo Strauss? What views, if any, did he put forth and why? Second, do his views support anything about neo-conservatism, specifically regarding foreign policy matters? Tibor Machan will discuss each of these points.
Tibor Machan is R. C. Hoiles Professor of Business Ethics & Free Enterprise at the Argyros School of Business & Economics, Chapman University. He earned is Ph.D. in philosophy at UCSB in 1971, has written 30 plus books and edited another 18. He recently co-authored Libertarianism, For and Against with Craig Duncan (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005). At present he is at work on Libertarianism Defended (Ashgate, 2006).
Schedule: Sunday, 11:30 - 12:45 PM
Track: Political/Cultural Commentary