James Burnham | |
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| Born | November 22, 1905 |
| Died | July 28, 1987 (aged 81) Kent, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Marcia Lightner (m. 1934) |
| Relatives | David Burnham (brother) |
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| Education | |
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| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Political philosophy |
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| Institutions | New York University |
| Notable students | Maurice Natanson |
| Notable works | The Managerial Revolution (1941) The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom (1943) |
| Notable ideas | Managerial class Managerial state |
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James Burnham (November 22, 1905 – July 28, 1987) was an American philosopher and political theorist. He chaired the New York University Department of Philosophy; his first book was An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis (1931). Burnham became a prominent Trotskyist activist in the 1930s. His most famous book, The Managerial Revolution (1941), speculated on the future of an increasingly proceduralist hence sclerotic society. A year before he wrote the book, he rejected Marxism and became an influential theorist of the political right as a leader of the American conservative movement.[1] Burnham was an editor and a regular contributor to William F. Buckley's conservative magazine National Review on a variety of topics. He rejected containment of the Soviet Union and called for the rollback of communism worldwide.[2][3]
- ^ Kelly, Daniel (2002). James Burnham and the Struggle for the World: A Life. Wilmington, DE: ISI Books. ISBN 1-882926-76-5. OCLC 50158918.
- ^ James Burnham, 82, National Review Editor Archived 2018-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, Washington Post
- ^ Burnham, James (1967). The War We Are In: The Last Decade and the Next. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House. OCLC 654685307. OL 26318667M.