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Book SynopsisTrade Review“This book offers an extended and interesting argument concerning one of the major ideological perspectives in contemporary politics—conservatism. It is a well-argued, well-wrought, thoroughly engaging work to which, when I have a copy on my shelf, I will return frequently for reference.” —Thomas Heilke, co-author of From Ideologies to Public Philosophies
"McAleer and Rosenthal-Pubul navigate a wide field of thought in their survey of the modern political landscape, ranging from Francis Fukuyuma on one end to the Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, dubbed 'Putin’s brain,' on the other. The authors take Roger Scruton as their guide, but along the way they encounter such thinkers as Dostoevsky, Leo Strauss, Pierre Manent, and Nikolai Berdyaev. Here, as Daniel J. Mahoney notes in his foreword, is a book 'rich, learned, and invigorating.'”—The New Criterion
"In their learned book, The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition, Graham James McAleer and Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul…argue for a conservative humanism that, when understood in the full light of Western thought, is built on the trinity of religion, family, and education.”—Religion & Liberty
Table of ContentsOpening Remarks Introduction: Conservatism: Quest for a Quiddity 1. Humanism: The Master Idea of Western Civilization 2. The Metaphysics of Conservatism 3. Establishment 4. Law 5. Humanistic Enterprise 6. The Conservative Via Media: Between Nationalism and the Dream of Cosmopolis 7. Liberty 8. Conservatism without Reprimitivism Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index
