The Augustinian Imperative, which insists there is `an intrinsic moral
order susceptible to authoritative representation′, is particularly
imprinted on the political culture of contemporary America.
In this new interpretation of one of the most important figures in
political thought, the author approaches the study of the Augustinian
Imperative from a critical distance, from a (post) Nietzschean
perspective that seeks to assess and modify effects of the Augustinian
legacy on the present.