Selected Book Reviews (Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, Volume 13)

"Over the course of his varied and distinguished academic life, Eric Voegelin was often called upon by review editors of scholarly journals as well as by editors in the popular press to examine, summarize, and critically assess the work of other scholars, of statesmen, and of men of affairs. The contents of the books Voegelin reviewed mirror his changing interests over the years, including questions of method, points of legal philosophy and jurisprudence, and issues of race, war, and the aftermath of war. Of course, he was frequently called upon as well to review standard texts and new editions and monographs across the full range of political science." "This collection of Voegelin's reviews amounts to a reflection in miniature of many of the problems Voegelin tackled in his essays, articles, and books from the 1920s until the 1950s, when, owing to the press of other business, he began to decline requests to review the work of others. Some of his reviews are little more than clinical summaries; others are analytic essays. A few are extended engagements with a text or a set of problems. Occasionally, particularly among the later reviews originally written in English, one finds flashes of Voegelin's legendary wit and a restrained impatience with the inadequate approaches or sheer incompetence of others. These book reviews will be of interest to all students and scholars of Eric Voegelin's work. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET 1.. Logik Und Rechtswissenschaft: Grundriss Eines Systems Der Reinen Rechtslehre / Felix Kaufmann (1923) -- 2.. Das Naturliche System Der Menschlichen Gesellschaft Oder Die Entstehung Der Arten Im Periodischen System Der Sozialen Elemente / Heinrich Konrad (1923) -- 3.. Soul Of The State (the Know Thyself), Vol. 10 / Phil. Al. Phil (1924) -- 4.. Prolegomenes A Une Mecanique Sociale / Peter Trisca (1924) -- 5.. Die Kriterien Des Rechts / Felix Kaufmann (1925) -- 6.. Mitt Gott Fur Trust Und Dividende / Walther Bohmer (1928) -- Deutschland Und Amerika / Karl H. Panhorst -- Henry Ford / S. Marquis -- Schreckensherrschaft In Amerika / Augustin Souchy -- Sacco Und Vanzetti / Eugene Lyons -- Aus Dem Arbeitsleben Amerikas / Fritz Tanzler -- Systematische Wirtschaft / Heinz Ludwig -- Die Wirtschaftlichen Und Sozialen Verhaltnisse Im Kohlenbergbau Der Vereinigten Staaten / Ernst Jungst -- Die Vereinigten Staaten Von Amerika: Volk-wirtschaft-politik / Andre Siegfried (1928) -- 8.. Amerika: Vorbild Und Warnung / Edgar Ansel Mowrer (1928) -- 9.. Introductory Sociology / Albert Muntsch, S.j. And Henry S. Spalding, S.j. (1929) -- 10.. Introduction To The Study Of Sociology / Frank Hamilton Hankins (1929) -- 11.. Research In The Social Sciences: Its Fundamental Methods And Objective / Edited By Wilson Gee (1929) -- 12.. Die Rechsttheoretischen Grundlagen Des Sowjetstaates / Boris S. Mirkin-getzewitsch (1929) -- 13.. Die Staats- Und Gesellschaftslehre Alberts Des Grossen: Nach Den Quellen Dargestellt / Wilhelm Arendt (1929) -- 14.. Staat Und Gesellschaft In Amerika / Charlotte Lutkens (1930) -- 15.. Theory Of Legislation: An Essay On The Dynamics Of The Public Mind / E. Jordan (1930) -- 16.. Macht Und Menschliche Natur: Fachschriften Zur Politik Und Staatsburgerlichen Erziehung / Hellmuth Plessner (1931) -- 17.. Die Verfassungslehre Von Carl Schmitt. Review Essay Of Verfassungslehre / Carl Schmitt (1931) -- 18.. Die Moderne Nation / Heinz O. Ziegler (1932) -- 19.. Daniel Defoe, Essay On Projects (1697): Rechtsgefuhl In Justiz Und Politik, 1929 / Ernst Gerhard Jacob (1932) -- 20.. Deutsche Gemeinschafts-philosophie Der Gegenwart: Eine Untersuchung Ihrer Grundkategorien Und Kritische Darstellung Ihrer Hauptsachliche Metaphysiches Gestaltungen / Hans Steingraber (1933) -- 21.. Das Wesen Des Staatsgebietes / Walter Hamel (1933) -- 22.. Handbuch Der Amerikakunde: Handbucher Der Auslandskunde, Vol. 6 / Edited By E. Von Hartig And W. Schellberg (1933) -- 23.. Rechtfertigung Des Staates Bei Christian Wolff / Guenter Namslau (1933) -- 24.. Die Entstehung Des Staates: Eine Staatstheoretische Untersuchung / Reinhold Horneffer (1934) -- 25.. Verfassungsrecht Und Soziale Struktur / Dietrich Schindler (1934) -- 26.. Politische Und Soziologische Staatslehre / Max Rumpf (1934) -- 27.. Nationality And Government, With Other War-time Essays, The Prospects Of Democracy, And Other Essays / Alfred E. Zimmern (1934) -- 28.. Das Rechtsgefuhl In Justiz Und Politik / A. E. Hoche (1934) -- 29.. Der Sinnhafte Aufbau Der Sozialen Welt / Alfred Schutz (1934) -- 30.. Verfassungsurkunde Und Verfassungszustand Der Tschechoslowakischen Republik / Fritz Sander (1935) -- 31.. Der Politische Volksbegriff Im Modernen Italien / Hermann Raschhofer (1936) -- 32.. Die Geschlossene Wirtschaft: Soziologische Grundlegung Des Autarkieproblems / Bernard Laum (1936) -- 33.. Die Grundlagen Des Nationalsozialismus: Eine Ideengeschichtliche Untersuchung / Alois Hudal (1937) -- 34.. Benjamin Franklin, Der Lehrmeister Der Amerikanischen Revolution: Die Geistigen Grundlagen Des Amerikanischen Gemeinwesens, Vol. 1 / Eduard Baumgarten (1937) -- 35.. Carl Schmitts Theorie Des Politischen / Hans Krupa (1937) -- 36.. Rechtsoziologie: Probleme Der Gesellschaftslehre Und Der Geschichtslehre Des Rechts / Barna Horvath (1937) -- 37.. Faschismus Und Nationalsozialismus / Peter Berger (1937) -- 38.. La Misere Par La Surabondance: Karl Marx, Pere De La Crise Mondiale / J. Boissonnet (1939) -- 39.. Ruling Class / Gaetano Mosca / Translated By Hannah D. Kahn And Edited And Revised With An Introduction By Arthur Livingston (1939) -- Structure Of The Nazi Economy / Maxine Y. Sweezy -- Dual State: A Contribution To The Theory Of Dictatorship / Ernst Fraenkel / Translated By E. A. Shils, In Collaboration With Edith Lowenstein And Klaus Knorr (1942) -- 41.. Enigma Of Admiral Darlan / Alec De Montmorency (1943) -- 42.. Decline Of Liberalism As An Ideology: With Particular Reference To German Politico-legal Thought / John H. Hallowell (1944) -- 43.. Foundation Of Phenomenology: Edmund Husserl And The Quest For A Rigorous Science Of Philosophy / Marvin Farber (1944) -- 44.. Growth Of German Historicism / Friedrich Engel-janosi (1944) -- General Theory Of Law And State / Hans Kelsen / Translated By Anders Wedberg -- Pure Theory Of Law / William Ebenstein (1945) -- 46.. Contemporary Italy: Its Intellectual And Moral Origins / Count Carlo Sforza / Translated By Drake De Kay And Denise De Kay (1945) -- 47.. Rosenberg's Nazi Myth / Albert R. Chandler (1946) -- 48.. Soviet Politics: At Home And Abroad / Frederick L. Schuman (1946) -- 49.. Lessons Of Germany: A Guide To Her History / Gerhart Eisler, Albert Norden And Albert Schreiner (1946) -- 50.. Soviet Legal Theory: Its Social Background And Development / Rudolph Schlesinger (1947) -- 51.. Meeting Of East And West: An Inquiry Concerning World Understanding / F. S. C. Northrop (1947) -- 52.. Post-war Governments Of Europe / Edited By David Fellman (1947) -- 53.. Myth Of The State / Ernst Cassirer (1947) -- 54.. Sechs Jahre Minister Der Deutschen Republik: Bemuhung Um Oesterreich, Das Scheitern Des Zollunionsplans Von 1931 / Julius Curtius (1948) -- 55.. Homo Ludens: Versuch Einer Bestimmung Des Spielements Der Kultur / Jan Huizinga (1948) -- 56.. On Tyranny: An Interpretation Of Xenophon's Hiero / Leo Strauss / A Foreword By Alvin Johnson (1949) -- 57.. Old China Hands And The Foreign Office / Nathan A. Pelcovits (1949) -- 58.. Western Political Thought: An Historical Introduction From The Origins To Rousseau / John Bowle (1949) -- 59.. Grundlinien Der Antiken Rechts- Und Staatsphilosophie, Zweite Erweiterte Auflage / Alfred Verdross-drossberg (1949) -- 60.. New Science Of Giambattista Vico, Translated From The Third Edition (1744) / Thomas G. Bergin And Max A. Fisch (1949) -- 61.. Europa Und Das Romische Recht / Paul Koschaker (1950) -- 62.. Geschichtswissenschaft / Fritz Wagner (1953) -- Plato's Modern Enemies And The Theory Of Natural Law / John Wild -- In Defense Of Plato / Ronald B. Levinson (1954) -- 64.. Politique Et Philosophie Chez Thomas Hobbes / Raymond Polin (1955) -- 65.. Medieval Political Ideas / Ewart Lewis (1955). Eric Voegelin ; Edited And Translated By Jodi Cockerill And Barry Cooper ; With An Introduction By Barry Cooper. Includes Index. Some Reviews Originally Written In German; The Remainder Were Originally Written In English. "This volume of The Collected Works contains essays published by Eric Voegelin between 1929 and 1933, the period between the publication of his first book, On the Form of the American Mind, and Hitler's rise to power, as well as Voegelin's two books analyzing the explosive race issues posed by National Socialism. The essays herein reflect the intellectual and political tumult of the period and their author's maturing grasp of political reality as he moved away from positivism and Kelsen's "Pure Theory of Law" toward a more refined and open philosophical stance. The heart of this shift is signaled by his emphasis on philosophical anthropology and on the decisive importance of the moral substance basic to political communities." "The topics of the essays are grouped around major themes in sociological theory, political science, and the theory of law. They illuminate the theoretical and practical impact of Voegelin's experiences in America as he increasingly engages European theories of state, especially the social theories of leading French and German scholars. In content, these essays include such pragmatic concerns as American theories of property, economic transactions, due process of law, and Austrian constitutional reforms." --Book Jacket