Daniel J. Mahoney’s new book, “Recovering Politics, Civilization, and the Soul,” is an analytical study as well as a work of praise for the contributions of two modern conservative philosophers: the French philosopher Pierre Manent, and the British philosopher Roger Scruton.
These analyses and praises are displayed in essay form by one of the more accomplished conservative essayists and writers today in Mahoney. The focal point of the work is not merely to analyze and praise but to point, if not guide, the modern reader away from the soullessness of postmodern thought and back to a classical liberal perspective founded on faith.
