German Stranger - Leo Strauss and National Socialism

Informationen zum Autor By William H. F. Altman - Foreword by Michael Zank Klappentext The German Stranger provides a guide to Leo Strauss that situates his thought in the context of National Socialism; by destroying any middle ground between 'Athens' and 'Jerusalem,' Strauss undermined modernity's secular bulwark against political theology. Once National Socialism is understood as an atheistic religion re-enacted by post-Revelation 'philosophers,' the German avatar of Plato's Athenian Stranger can be recognized as its principal theoretician. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Foreword 2 Preface 3 Introduction: From Weimar to Crete 4 Chapter 1. The Enduring Influence of F.H. Jacobi 5 Chapter 2. The Double Envelopment of Cultural Zionism 6 Chapter 3. The Only Great Thinker in Our Time 7 Chapter 4. A Radical Critique of Liberalism 8 Chapter 5. The Last Word in "Secularization" 9 Chapter 6. To Master the Art of Writing 10 Chapter 7. The Theological-Political Problem's Final Solution 11 Chapter 8. The Aristeia of Leo Strauss 12 Chapter 9. Ancients and Nazis 13 Conclusion: Of Enemies and Friends; A Liberal's Response

Product details

• Authors: William H. F. Altman
• Assisted by: Zank Michael (Foreword)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.06.2012
• EAN: 9780739147382
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-4738-2
• No. of pages: 618
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, Social welfare and social services, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies