| Description |
1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : Leo Strauss : reading between the lines / Michael A. Peters and J.G. York -- Why Leo Strauss? Four answers and one consideration concerning the uses and disadvantages of the school for the philosophical life / Heinrich Meier -- "The second cave" : Leo Strauss and the possibility of education in the contemporary world / Neil G. Robertson -- Strauss's rights pedagogy / Tim McDonough -- Strauss's new reading of Plato / Catherine H. Zuckert -- Why Leo Strauss is not an Aristotelian : an exploratory study / Michael P. Zuckert -- "Do no harm" : Leo Strauss and the limits of remedial politics / Timothy L. Simpson and Jon Fennell -- Taming the power elite / Shadia B. Drury -- Leo Strauss and the neoconservative critique of the liberal university : postmodernism, relativism, and the culture wars / Michael A. Peters |
| Summary |
This collection by some of the leading scholars of Strauss'' work is the first devoted to Strauss'' thought regarding education. It seeks to address his conception of education as it applies to a range of his most important concepts, such as his views on the importance of revelation, his critique of modern democracy and the importance of modern classical education |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Strauss, Leo
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| SUBJECT |
Strauss, Leo fast |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Philosophy
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Education, Higher -- Philosophy
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Political science -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
York, J. G. (Justin G.), 1976-
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Peters, Michael (Michael A.), 1948-
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| LC no. |
2021675289 |
| ISBN |
9781611470550 |
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1611470552 |
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