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Crisis of the Strauss Divided
Essays on Leo Strauss and Straussianism, East and West
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2012
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“Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was the greatest mind in political philosophy in the twentieth century, and possibly in other centuries as well. That, I am well aware, is a judgment I share with very few, if any.” So writes Harry V. Jaffa in his epilogue to this volume. Including an extensive unpublished essay entitled “Straussian Geography: A Memoir and Commentary,” Crisis of the Strauss Divided brings together a collection of Jaffa’s published arguments defending and explaining that judgment, written during the 40 years since Strauss’s death. The volume includes arguments of those who have disagreed with Jaffa about Strauss's teaching and about the nature of political philosophy. These wide ranging exchanges explore many of the great themes of political philosophy and, in particular, the implications of Strauss's thinking for America and modern civilization.
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Edition
1/2012
Copyright Year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-1711-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-1713-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
277
Product Type
Monograph
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Table of Contents No access
Foreword No access
Preface No access
Chapter One: Straussian Geography No access Pages 1 - 38
Chapter Two: Leo Strauss Remembered No access Pages 39 - 44
Chapter Three: Political Philosophy and Honor No access Pages 45 - 56
Chapter Four: The Legacy of Leo Strauss No access Pages 57 - 80
Chapter Five: The Platonism of Leo Strauss No access Pages 81 - 88
Chapter Six: “The Legacy of Leo Strauss” Defended No access Pages 89 - 102
Chapter Seven: The Politics of Moderation No access Pages 103 - 104
Chapter Eight: Leo Strauss’s Churchillian Speech and the Question of the Decline of the West No access Pages 105 - 116
Chapter Nine: Response to M. F. Burnyeat’s “Sphinx Without a Secret” No access Pages 117 - 120
Chapter Ten: “Dear Professor Drury” No access Pages 121 - 130
Chapter Eleven: Crisis of the Strauss Divided No access Pages 131 - 148
Chapter Twelve: Leo Strauss, the Bible, and Political Philosophy No access Pages 149 - 162
Chapter Thirteen: Dear Sirs No access Pages 163 - 166
Chapter Fourteen: “Relativism” No access Pages 167 - 184
Chapter Fifteen: Strauss at 100 No access Pages 185 - 194
Chapter Sixteen: Moral Order in the Western Tradition No access Pages 195 - 222
Chapter Seventeen: Too Good to be True? No access Pages 223 - 240
Chapter Eighteen: Jaffa’s New Birth No access Pages 241 - 258
Chapter Nineteen: A Reply to Michael Zuckert’s “Jaffa’s New Birth: Harry Jaffa at Ninety” No access Pages 259 - 270
