A recepção neoconservadora estadunidense da crítica de Leo Strauss ao projeto moderno weberiano de uma ciência livre de valores

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to identify Leo Strauss's critique of Max Weber's proposal to findan axiologically neutral modern social science, besides making considerations about the influence of this Straussian assessment on US neoconservative thinking. It is intended to demonstrate that the profound consequence produced by Modern Social Science -based on the distinction between facts and values as a fundamental criterion for engendering objective social knowledge -is he disbelief (or even refusal itself) of the fundamental principles that inform western civilization, namely: reason, morals and peace. In order to achieve the central research objective, this paper presents the Straussian critique of the Weberian project of Social Science preceded by a synthetic contextualization of Leo Strauss's thought and succeeded by considerations that indicate Strauss's influence on the constitution of US neoconservative thought