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Author. Leo Strauss, Joseph Cropsey. Subject. This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century.
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The meaning of political philosophy and its meaningful char- acter is as evident today as it always has been since the time when political philosophy came to light in Athens. All political action aims at either preservation or change. When desiring to preserve,
The “Straussian” approach to the history of political philosophy is articulated primarily in the writings of Leo Strauss. Strauss wrote extremely careful, detailed studies of canonical philosophical works along with essays explaining his approach.
Aug 5, 2014 · Esotericism is the heart of Strauss’s political philosophy. It is his key insight; it defines the hermeneutical methodology he founded and propagated; above all, it animates his experience of intellectual life.
- Ronald Beiner
- 2014
Abstract. Strauss’s concern to restore political philosophy and overcome historicism led him to reread the history of political philosophy. He is known for his many innovative studies of individual philosophers, but he also extracted from that rereading an overarching narrative of the history of political philosophy.
Title: Strauss - What is Political Philosophy [integral].pdf Created Date: 7/22/2010 2:29:22 PM
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Jun 30, 2014 · His chief goal was the restoration of political philosophy as a meaningful, even urgent enterprise. To that end, he delivered stinging critiques of two modern intellectual movements, positivism and historicism, that seemed to make political philosophy no longer possible.
