Jew and Philosopher

The Return to Maimonides in the Jewish Thought of Leo Strauss

AvKenneth Hart Green

Inbunden, Engelska, 1993

Del i serien SUNY series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion

1 057 kr

Tillfälligt slut

Fler format och utgåvor

Häftad

Tillf. slut

Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1993-11-02
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:572 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion
Antal sidor:292
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791415658

Utforska kategorier

Statsvetenskap och politisk teori inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Kenneth Hart Green is Assistant Professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto.

Recensioner i media

"The clarity and thoroughness of the author's research and presentation will be illuminating even to 'old hands.' The author has opened up a field of inquiry waiting for analysis, and has done so in an impressive way." — Ralph Lerner, The University of Chicago

Innehållsförteckning

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