After Sócrates. Leo Strauss and the Esoteric Irony

Approaching Leo Strauss : Some Comments on " Thoughts on

The publication of Leo Strauss's Studies in Platonic Philosophy, more than a decade after Strauss's death, is evidence that his work endures, and of something more.' On the first point, it is sufficient to mention that the book was widely noticed, notwithstanding that, save for two short notes on Maimonides, it is an assemblage of previously published pieces. On the second, we may take our bear...

relation of political philosophy and power in the political thought of leo strauss and michel foucault

in this research, the relation between political philosophy and power in political thought of leo strauss and michel foucault has been discussed. to nietzsche and his different definition of power, this concept had close relationship with centralization and political rulership, so that political philosophy as a seeking to reach the truth, its relation to power was defined as a reply to justify ...

Natural law Judaism? The genesis of bioethics in Hans Jonas, Leo Strauss, and Leon Kass.

Leon Kass is much misunderstood. He is not simply a Republican ideologue who tailored his ideas to break out of the ivory tower and into the halls of power. Nor does he look simply to use human nature as a moral guide. When the full range of his writings is considered and set in the tradition of his teachers, Hans Jonas and Leo Strauss, what emerges is a natural law position colored by religiou...

the geopolitics of afghanistan after september 11, 2001, and its impact on iranian national security

abstract u.s. attack to afghanistan after 9/11 provided opportunities for us who tried to become the dominant power after collapse of ussr and bipolar world. thinkers like fukuyama believed american liberal democrats thought would be universally accepted without resistances. liberal democracy is the best and final model of governance; in this regard, united state has moral responsibilities for...

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