The truth about Leo Strauss : political philosophy and American democracy /

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Is Leo Strauss truly an intellectual forebear of neoconservatism and a powerful force in shaping Bush administration foreign policy? The Truth about Leo Strauss puts this question to rest, revealing for the first time how the popular media came to perpetuate such an oversimplified view of such a com...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zuckert, Catherine H., 1942-
Other Authors: Zuckert, Michael P., 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Strauss, Leo.
Political science > United States > Philosophy.
Political science > United States > History.
Science politique > États-Unis > Philosophie.
Science politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Political science.
Political science > Philosophy.
Politische Philosophie
Politische Wissenschaft
United States.
USA.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Mr. Strauss goes to Washington?
  • ch. 1. The return of the ancients : an overview of the Straussian project
  • ch. 2. Strauss, modernity, America
  • ch. 3. Leo Strauss as a postmodern political thinker
  • ch. 4. The man who gave away the secrets : on esotericism
  • ch. 5. Leo Strauss, teacher of evil?
  • ch. 6. The emergence of the Straussian study of America
  • ch. 7. Straussian geography.

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