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Leo Strauss
Leo Strauss was a scholar of political philosophy. He spent much of his career as a professor of political science at the University of Chicago.
Trained in the neo-Kantian tradition and phenomenology, Strauss wrote on Spinoza, Hobbes, Maimonides, and Al-Farabi. In the late 1930s, his research focused on the texts of Plato and Aristotle, retracing their interpretation through medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy, and encouraging the application of those ideas to contemporary political theory.
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The Concept of the Political
Carl Schmitt, 1927
10 ratings
§ About Leo Strauss's books
- Books on SansFiction
- 1
- Published
- 1927
- Average rating
- 3.4 / 5 across 10 ratings
- Genres
- Classics, Philosophy
The book: The Concept of the Political (1927)
In this, his most influential work, legal theorist and political philosopher Carl Schmitt argues that liberalism’s basis in individual rights cannot provide a reasonable justification for sacrificing oneself for the state—a critique as cogent today as when it first appeared.
Common questions about Leo Strauss
- Who is Leo Strauss?
- Trained in the neo-Kantian tradition and phenomenology, Strauss wrote on Spinoza, Hobbes, Maimonides, and Al-Farabi. In the late 1930s, his research focused on the texts of Plato and Aristotle, retracing their interpretation through medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy, and encouraging the application of those ideas to contemporary political theory.
- What is Leo Strauss best known for?
- Leo Strauss is best known for The Concept of the Political, published in 1927 with 10 ratings and a 3.4 average. It is the most-rated of Leo Strauss's books on SansFiction.
- What genres does Leo Strauss write?
- Leo Strauss's books on SansFiction are tagged Classics and Philosophy.
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