Persecution and the Art of Writing

The essays collected inPersecution and the Art of Writingall 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.
1. Introduction
2. Persecution and the Art of Writing
3. The Literary Character of theGuide for the Perplexed
4. The Law of Reason in more >>

The essays collected inPersecution and the Art of Writingall 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.
1. Introduction
2. Persecution and the Art of Writing
3. The Literary Character of theGuide for the Perplexed
4. The Law of Reason in theKuzari
5. How to Study Spinoza'sTheologico-Political Treatise
Index
Leo Strauss'scontributions to political philosophy includeNatural Right and History, Platonic Political Philosophy, andThe Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism, all published by the University of Chicago Press.
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