TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zuckert,Catherine H.
AU  - Zuckert,Michael P.
TI  - The truth about Leo Strauss: political philosophy and American democracy 
SN  - 9780226993348 (electronic bk.)
AV  - JC251.S8 Z83 2006eb
U1  - 320.092 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Strauss, Leo.
KW  - Political science
KW  - United States
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - History
KW  - Science politique
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Philosophie
KW  - Histoire
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - History & Theory
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction. Mr. Strauss goes to Washington? -- ch. 1. The return of the ancients : an overview of the Straussian project -- ch. 2. Strauss, modernity, America -- ch. 3. Leo Strauss as a postmodern political thinker -- ch. 4. The man who gave away the secrets : on esotericism -- ch. 5. Leo Strauss, teacher of evil? -- ch. 6. The emergence of the Straussian study of America -- ch. 7. Straussian geography
N2  - Is Leo Strauss truly an intellectual forebear of neoconservatism and a powerful force in shaping Bush administration foreign policy? The Truth about Leo Strauss puts this question to rest, revealing for the first time how the popular media came to perpetuate such an oversimplified view of such a complex and wide-ranging philosopher. More important, it corrects our perception of Strauss, providing the best general introduction available to the political thought of this misunderstood figure. Catherine and Michael Zuckert--both former students of Strauss--guide readers here to a nuanced understandi
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