Jew and Philosopher

The Return to Maimonides in the Jewish Thought of Leo Strauss

Häftad, Engelska, 1993

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The first book to deal with the Jewish thought of Leo Strauss.This is the first book to deal with the Jewish thought of Leo Strauss. Known primarily as one of the leading contemporary political thinkers, this book reveals another side of Leo Strauss-as one of the most important Jewish thinkers of the present century. The author presents the Jewish thought of Leo Strauss as powerful, original, and provocative, but also as essential for grasping the true character of Strauss's thought. His Jewish thought may prove to be the key to the proper understanding of his philosophic thought as a whole.

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Utgivningsdatum1993-11-02
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt417 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion
Antal sidor292
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780791415665

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Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. "In the Grip of the Theological-Political Predicament"The Crisis of Reason and Revelation in Modern Jewish Philosophy 2. Is a "Return" to Maimonides Possible?The Obstacles and Their Surmounting 3. The Gradual AwakeningThe "Pre-Maimonidean" Strauss 4. Maimonides as Philosophical TheologianStrauss's Turn to Medieval Jewish Theology 5. Maimonides as Platonic Philosopher-StatesmanStrauss's Argument for the Necessarily Political Basis for the Jewish Philosophical Life 6. Maimonides as Esoteric WriterStrauss's Rediscovery of the Philosophers' Categorical Imperative in Maimonides' Guide 7. ConclusionMaimonides and Strauss Notes Bibliography Index