Leo Strauss and the politics of exile : the making of a political philosopher / Eugene R. Sheppard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheppard, Eugene R., author.

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):

Jewish philosophers--Germany--Biography.

Jewish philosophers.

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.

Strauss, Leo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press ; Hanover : Published by University Press of New England, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sheppard follows Strauss from Europe to the United States, a journey of a conservative Weimar Jew struggling with modern liberalism and the existential and political contours of exile."--Jacket.

"This is the first study to frame Strauss's political philosophy around his critique of liberalism and the problem of exile.

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611687699

1611687691

OCLC:

897117248