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    Science, Politics and Gnosticism: Two Essays
    Science, Politics and Gnosticism: Two Essays
    Science, Politics and Gnosticism: Two Essays
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    Science, Politics and Gnosticism: Two Essays

    By Eric Voegelin and Ellis Sandoz

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGateway Editions
    Release dateMar 27, 2012
    ISBN9781596983038
    Science, Politics and Gnosticism: Two Essays
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    Eric Voegelin

    Eric Voegelin (1901-1985) was one of the most original and influential philosophers of our time. Born in Cologne, Germany, he studied at the University of Vienna, where he became a professor of political science in the Faculty of Law. In 1938, he and his wife, fleeing Hitler, emigrated to the United States. They became American citizens in 1944. Voegelin spent much of his career at Louisiana State University, the University of Munich, and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. During his lifetime he published many books and more than one hundred articles. 

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