Reading Leo Strauss: Politics, Philosophy, Judaism

by SBSmith (Author)

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2007
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Shows that Leo Strauss' defense of liberal democracy was closely connected to his skepticism of both the extreme Left and extreme Right. It assesses Strauss's attempt to direct teaching of political science away from examination of mass behavior and interest-group politics and toward study of philosophical principles on which politics are based.

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Shows that Leo Strauss' defense of liberal democracy was closely connected to his skepticism of both the extreme Left and extreme Right. It assesses Strauss's attempt to direct teaching of political science away from examination of mass behavior and interest-group politics and toward study of philosophical principles on which politics are based.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 268
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Published: 13 Apr 2007
ISBN 10: 0226763897
ISBN 13: 9780226763897