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 complex and wide-ranging philosopher. More important, it corrects our perception of Strauss, providing the best general introduction available to the political thought of this misunderstood figure.
Catherine and Michael Zuckert—both former students of Strauss—guide readers here to a nuanced understanding of how Strauss’s political thought fits into his broader philosophy. Challenging the ideas that Strauss was an inflexible conservative who followed in the footsteps of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Carl Schmitt, the Zuckerts contend that Strauss’s signature idea was the need for a return to the ancients. This idea, they show, stemmed from Strauss’s belief that modern thought, with its relativism and nihilism, undermines healthy politics and even the possibility of real philosophy. Identifying this view as one of Strauss’s three core propositions—America is modern, modernity is bad, and America is good—they conclude that Strauss was a sober defender of liberal democracy, aware of both its strengths and its weaknesses.
The Zuckerts finish, appropriately, by examining the varied work of Strauss’s numerous students and followers, revealing the origins—rooted in the tensions within his own thought—oftheir split into opposing camps. Balanced and accessible, The Truth about Leo Strauss is a must-read for anyone who wants to more fully comprehend this enigmatic philosopher and his much-disputed legacy.
1 有用 大清国的猫托邦 2018-09-30 02:23:11
这本书写得不错,好久之前读的,忘记标记成已读了,比Steven Smith的Reading Leo Strauss要好 @2018-09-30 02:23:11
0 有用 =【 2016-06-05 21:52:48
翻过..
0 有用 hztz 2017-05-05 10:53:26
第二章;第三章第一节。大师如此痛恨现代性,我至今还是不理解。
1 有用 Dullhouse 2017-12-13 00:07:28
p.13 LaRouche 是有多牛x.
0 有用 失望的奥利瓦🌈 2020-06-12 19:54:27
主要是清关于施派和新保守主义莫须有的阴谋论的毒,外加对施特劳斯哲学的简要介绍。不过作为中国人,实在对施派后人对美国宪制本性的争论感冒不起来。难道在哪个国家就吹哪个国家好成施派的永恒宿命了吗?
0 有用 失望的奥利瓦🌈 2020-06-12 19:54:27
主要是清关于施派和新保守主义莫须有的阴谋论的毒,外加对施特劳斯哲学的简要介绍。不过作为中国人,实在对施派后人对美国宪制本性的争论感冒不起来。难道在哪个国家就吹哪个国家好成施派的永恒宿命了吗?
1 有用 大清国的猫托邦 2018-09-30 02:23:11
这本书写得不错,好久之前读的,忘记标记成已读了,比Steven Smith的Reading Leo Strauss要好 @2018-09-30 02:23:11
1 有用 Dullhouse 2017-12-13 00:07:28
p.13 LaRouche 是有多牛x.
0 有用 hztz 2017-05-05 10:53:26
第二章;第三章第一节。大师如此痛恨现代性,我至今还是不理解。
0 有用 =【 2016-06-05 21:52:48
翻过..