The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism An Introduction to the Thought of Leo Strauss |
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Author:
| Strauss, Leo |
Editor:
| Pangle, Thomas L. |
ISBN: | 978-0-226-77715-3 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1989 |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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This concise and accessible introduction to Strauss's thought provides, for wider audience, a bridge to his more complex theoretical work. Editor Pangle has gathered five of Strauss's previously unpublished lectures and five hard-to-find published writings and has arranged them so as to demonstrate the systematic progression of the major themes that underlay Strauss's mature work. "[These essays] display the incomparable insight and remarkable range of knowledge that set...
More DescriptionThis concise and accessible introduction to Strauss's thought provides, for wider audience, a bridge to his more complex theoretical work. Editor Pangle has gathered five of Strauss's previously unpublished lectures and five hard-to-find published writings and has arranged them so as to demonstrate the systematic progression of the major themes that underlay Strauss's mature work.
"[These essays] display the incomparable insight and remarkable range of knowledge that set Strauss's works apart from any other twentieth-century philosopher's."--Charles R. Kesler, National Review