Politics or Philosophy? Reading a Tension Through Arendt and Strauss

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AMME IDARESI DERGISI, cilt.55, sa.4, ss.1-29, 2022 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Dergi Adı: AMME IDARESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-29
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Political philosophy is more than just the study of the principles around which the political community can lead a stable and peaceful life. Political philosophy is based on the problem of how to achieve a consensus or balance between philosophical truth and the opinions that belong to the political world. The solution to this problem requires a return to the sources of the conflict between philosophy and politics. For both Arendt and Strauss, the origin of this issue is the trial of Socrates. In the opinion of Arendt and Strauss, the political-philosophical problem, or the tension between philosophy and politics, can begin with an analysis of Socrates' position. However, despite being nurtured by almost the same intellectual sources and sharing similar fates throughout their lives, there are also profound differences between Arendt and Strauss. These differences are important in terms of revealing why the dissonance between philosophy and politics that is inherent in political philosophy cannot be easily overcome. This study aims to discuss political philosophy within the context of the disagreements between the two different approaches represented by Arendt and Strauss.