The German Stranger : Leo Strauss and National Socialism.
The German Stranger provides a guide to Leo Strauss that situates his thought in the context of National Socialism; by destroying any middle ground between 'Athens' and 'Jerusalem, ' Strauss undermined modernity's secular bulwark against political theology. Once National Soc...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lanham :
Lexington Books,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The German Stranger provides a guide to Leo Strauss that situates his thought in the context of National Socialism; by destroying any middle ground between 'Athens' and 'Jerusalem, ' Strauss undermined modernity's secular bulwark against political theology. Once National Socialism is understood as an atheistic religion re-enacted by post-Revelation 'philosophers, ' the German avatar of Plato's Athenian Stranger can be recognized as its principal theoretician. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (620 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 529-549) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780739177693 0739177699 1306569095 9781306569095 |