Political Theory

Liberty, Liberalism and Political Realism in the Thought of James Burnham

ABSTRACT

The conference introduced James Burnham's thought through selections from three of his books: The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom, Congress and the American Tradition, and Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

Burnham, James. The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom. New York: John Day, 1943.

Burnham, James. Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism. New York: Encounter Books, 2014.

Burnham, James. Congress and the American Tradition. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1965.