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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Altman, William H. F., 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : from Weimar to Crete
  • 1. The enduring influence of F.H. Jacobi
  • Appendix : self-deification in German philosophy
  • 2. The double envelopment of cultural Zionism
  • Appendix : Strauss's first Zionist publication
  • 3. The only great thinker in our time
  • Appendix : the Heidegger footnote
  • 4. A radical critique of liberalism
  • Appendix : the 1933 letter to Löwith
  • 5. The last word in "secularization"
  • Appendix : the evanescence of the Weimar paradox
  • 6. To master the art of writing
  • Appendix : the future of Frankistan
  • 7. The theological-political problem's final solution
  • Appendix : my personal encounter with Straussianism
  • 8. The Aristeia of Leo Strauss
  • Appendix : the three peoples of the book
  • 9. Ancients and Nazis
  • Appendix : Strauss's letters to Klein, 1938 to 1939
  • Conclusion : of enemies and friends : a liberal's response.