Between Athens and Jerusalem : philosophy, prophecy, and politics in Leo Strauss's early thought / David Janssens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janssens, David, 1971-

Series:

SUNY series in the thought and legacy of Leo Strauss.

SUNY series in the thought and legacy of Leo Strauss

Standardized Title:

Tussen Athene en Jeruzalem. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strauss, Leo.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the early works of German-Jewish philosopher Leo Strauss (1899-1973).

Contents:

Intro

Between Athens and Jerusalem

Contents

Abbreviations

Leo Strauss's Early Years: Chronology of Major Events and Writings(1899-1937)

Introduction

1. "In the Grip of theTheological-Political Predicament"

The Theological-Political Problem and the Jewish Question

Back to Reality: Emancipation, Assimilation, and Zionism

"God and Politics"

Biblical Politics, Biblical Science, and the New Theology

Quaestio Iuris: The Legacy of Spinoza

2. The Shadow of Spinoza

"A Humanly Incomprehensible Betrayal"

Before the Tribunal:Biblical Science and the Critique of Religion

Spinoza's Twofold Strategy

Maimonides: The Limits of Reason and the Interest in Revelation

Calvin: "Like Clay in the Potter's Hand"

Happiness and Ridicule: The Epicurean Connection

Farewell to Spinoza

3. The Second Cave

The Crisis of the Enlightenment:Jacobi, Mendelssohn, and the Pantheism Controversy

Atheism, Intellectual Probity, and the Love of Truth

The Socratic Question and the Fate of Philosophy

4. The Order of Human Things

Medieval Enlightenment: Nomos and Platonic Politics

Between the Lines: The Art of Writing

"A Horizon Beyond Liberalism":The Debate with Carl Schmitt

5. Socrates and the Leviathan

Hobbes's Motive

"The Right Order of Society"

Fighting the Kingdom of Darkness

6. Epilogue

The Surface and the Core

The Problem of Socrates

Machiavelli's Oblivion

From Jerusalem to Athens (and Back)

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-249) and index.

ISBN:

9780791478707

079147870X

9781435641235

143564123X

OCLC:

225151362