Description: Further DetailsTitle: Leo StraussCondition: NewEAN: 9781509516315ISBN: 9781509516315Publisher: Polity PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 06/25/2021Item Height: 230mmItem Length: 160mmItem Width: 17mmItem Weight: 350gLanguage: EnglishDescription: Leo Strauss’s lifelong intellectual mission was to recover ‘classical rationalism’, a pursuit that has made him a controversial figure to this day. While his critics see him as responsible for a troubling anti-democratic strain in modern politics, others argue that his thought is in fact the best defence of responsible democracy. Neil Robertson’s new introduction to Strauss aims to transcend these divides and present a non-partisan account of his thought. He shows how Strauss’ intellectual formation in Weimar Germany and flight from Nazism led him to develop a critique of modernity that tended to support a conservative politics, while embracing a radical sense of what philosophy is and can be. He examines the way in which Strauss built upon the thought of Nietzsche and Heidegger in order to show how their 'nihilism' led not to a standpoint beyond western rationality, but to a recovery of its roots. This skillful reconstruction of the coherence and unity of Strauss’ thought is the essential guide for anyone wishing to fully grasp the contribution of one of the most contentious and intriguing figures in 20th century intellectual history.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Law & PoliticsSubtitle: An IntroductionAuthor: Neil G. RobertsonBook Series: Key Contemporary ThinkersTopic: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Leo Strauss
Title: Leo Strauss
EAN: 9781509516315
ISBN: 9781509516315
Release Date: 06/25/2021
Release Year: 2021
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Law & Politics
Subtitle: An Introduction
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 220 Pages
Publication Name: Leo Strauss : an Introduction
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Subject: General, Political
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Author: Neil G. Robertson
Item Length: 8.9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Philosophy
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
