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Leo Strauss and the politics of exile : the making of a political philosopher / Eugene R. Sheppard.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sheppard, Eugene R.
- Series:
- Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series (Unnumbered)
- The Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Strauss, Leo.
- Jewish philosophers--Germany--Biography.
- Jewish philosophers.
- Germany.
- United States.
- Jewish philosophers--United States--Biography.
- Jews--Germany--Biography.
- Jews.
- Jewish refugees--United States--Biography.
- Jewish refugees.
- Jews, German--United States--Biography.
- Jews, German.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 191 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press ; Hanover : Published by University Press of New England, [2006]
- Summary:
- A probing study that demystifies the common portrayal of Leo Strauss as the inspiration for American neo-conservativism by tracing his philosophy to its German Jewish roots.
- Contents:
- Antisemitism and neo-Kantianism : from Kirchhain to Marburg (1899-1920)
- The formation of a Weimar conservative Jew (1921-1932)
- European exile and reorientation (1932-1937)
- Persecution and the art of writing : the New York years (1938-1948)
- Conclusion : looking back on Weimar and the politics of exile.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-180) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781584656005
- OCLC:
- 74458907
- Publisher Number:
- 9781584656005
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