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Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem (Modern European Philosophy)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 181.06
EAN: 9780521856478
ISBN: 0521856477
Label: Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 206
Publication Date: January 09, 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Studio: Cambridge University Press
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This book, by one of the most prominent interpreters of Leo Strauss's thought, is the first to examine the theme that Leo Strauss considered to be key to his entire intellectual enterprise. The theologico-political problem refers to the confrontation between the theological and the political alternative to philosophy as a way of life. In this study, Heinrich Meier clarifies the distinction between political theology and political philosophy and sheds new light on the unifying center of Strauss' philosophical work. The book is the culmination of his work on the general topic of the theologico-political problem.
This book, by one of the most prominent interpreters of the Leo Strauss's thought, is the first to examine the theme that Leo Strauss considered to be key to his entire intellectual enterprise. The theologico-political problem refers to the confrontation between the theological and the political alternative to philosophy as a way of life. In this study, Heinrich Meier clarifies the distinction between political theology and political philosophy and sheds new light on the unifying center of Strauss' philosophical work.
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I have yet to come across a more thoroughgoing, reasonable, fair, and profound treatment of Strauss' intention as a thinker and founder of a school of thought. Whether treating of his relation to the neo-cons (or implicitly tackling Drury), or of the scope, manner, and mode of his philosophizing, Meier elucidates Strauss' political philosophy in such a manner that the individuality and "originality" of Strauss can be seen as nothing more than a wonderfuly lucky gift to those who can benefit from ... Read More
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