Jew and Philosopher
The Return to Maimonides in the Jewish Thought of Leo Strauss
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 1993
- Category
- Jewish
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780791415665
- Publish Date
- Nov 1993
- List Price
- $45.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780791415658
- Publish Date
- Nov 1993
- List Price
- $128.95
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Description
The first book to deal with the Jewish thought of Leo Strauss.
This is the first book to deal with the Jewish thought of Leo Strauss. Known primarily as one of the leading contemporary political thinkers, this book reveals another side of Leo Strauss-as one of the most important Jewish thinkers of the present century. The author presents the Jewish thought of Leo Strauss as powerful, original, and provocative, but also as essential for grasping the true character of Strauss's thought. His Jewish thought may prove to be the key to the proper understanding of his philosophic thought as a whole.
About the author
Kenneth Hart Green is a professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto.
Editorial Reviews
"The clarity and thoroughness of the author's research and presentation will be illuminating even to 'old hands.' The author has opened up a field of inquiry waiting for analysis, and has done so in an impressive way." — Ralph Lerner, The University of Chicago