Leo Strauss and contemporary thought : reading Strauss outside the lines /

Leo Strauss's readings of historical figures in the philosophical tradition have been justly well explored. However, his relation to contemporary thinkers has not enjoyed the same coverage. In Leo Strauss and Contemporary Thought, an international group of scholars examines the possible convers...

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Other Authors: Bernstein, Jeffrey Alan (Editor), Schiff, Jade (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2021]
Series:SUNY series in the thought and legacy of Leo Strauss.
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Summary:Leo Strauss's readings of historical figures in the philosophical tradition have been justly well explored. However, his relation to contemporary thinkers has not enjoyed the same coverage. In Leo Strauss and Contemporary Thought, an international group of scholars examines the possible conversations between Strauss and figures such as Walter Benjamin, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Charles Taylor and Hans Blumenberg. The contributors examine topics including religious liberty, the political function of comedy, law, and the relation between the Ancients and the Moderns, and bring Strauss into many new and original discussions that will be of use to those interested in the thought of Strauss, the history of philosophy and political theory and contemporary continental thought.
Physical Description:ix, 349 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781438483955
1438483953