Leo Strauss: 15 books
by Leo Strauss
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
The essays collected in Persecution and the Art of Writing all deal with one problem—the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets forth the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by disguising their most controversial and heterodox ideas.
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