Overview
Leo Strauss’s The Political Philosophy of Hobbes deservedly ranks among his most widely acclaimed works. In it Strauss argues that the basis for Hobbes’s natural and political science is his interest in “self-knowledge of man as he really is.” The writings collected in this book, each written prior to that classic volume, complement that account. Thus at long last, this book allows us to have a complete picture of Strauss’s interpretation of Hobbes, the thinker pivotal to the fundamental theme of his life’s work: the conflicting demands of philosophy and revelation, or as he termed it, “the theologico-political problem.” It is no exaggeration to say that Strauss’s work on Hobbes’s critique of religion is essential to his analysis of Hobbes’s political philosophy, and vice versa. This volume will spark new interest in Hobbes’s explication of the Bible and in his understanding of religion by revealing previously neglected dimensions and motives of Hobbes’s “theology.” At the same time, scholars interested in the intellectual development of Leo Strauss will find in these writings the missing link, as it were, between his two early books,Spinoza’s Critique of Religion and The Political Philosophy of Hobbes. In addition, this volume makes available for the first time in English a letter, a book outline, an extended review, an engagement with legal positivism, and an account of Strauss’s work on Hobbes by Heinrich Meier, all of which shed light on Strauss’s concerns and his approach to Hobbes in particular, as well as to modern political thought and life.
Full Product Details
Author: Leo Strauss ,
Gabriel Bartlett ,
Svetozar Minkov
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:
Width: 1.50cm
, Height: 0.20cm
, Length: 2.40cm
Weight: 0.397kg
ISBN: 9780226776828
ISBN 10: 0226776824
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 15 May 2011
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Undergraduate
,
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Leo Strauss has become a name that reverberates widely.... He is seen as the seminal thinker behind neoconservatism, its intellectual father. (Robert Alter, New York Times) This is a very impressive volume. 'Hobbes's Critique of Religion' and Related Writings will be a most welcome addition to the publications by and on Strauss. (Richard Velkley, Tulane University)
"""Leo Strauss has become a name that reverberates widely.... He is seen as the seminal thinker behind neoconservatism, its intellectual father."" (Robert Alter, New York Times) ""This is a very impressive volume. 'Hobbes's Critique of Religion' and Related Writings will be a most welcome addition to the publications by and on Strauss."" (Richard Velkley, Tulane University)"""
Author Information
Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was one of the preeminent political philosophers of the twentieth century. He is the author of many books, among them The Political Philosophy of Hobbes, Natural Right and History, and Spinoza's Critique of Religion, all published by the University of Chicago Press. Gabriel Bartlett is an instructor of political science at St. Xavier University in Chicago. Svetozar Minkov is assistant professor of philosophy at Roosevelt University.
