Natural Right And History

Informationen zum Autor Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was one of the preeminent political philosophers of the twentieth century. From 1949 to 1968 he was professor of political science at the University of Chicago. 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. Klappentext The problem of natural right is one of the most controversial and significant issues in contemporary political and social philosophy. Leo Strauss, eminent author of The Political Philosophy of Hobbes, examines the current status of this problem and shows that the reasons which have led to a rejection of natural right are not valid. Zusammenfassung This work examines the problem of natural right and argues that there is a firm foundation in reality for the distinction between right and wrong in ethics and politics.

About the author

Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was the Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Political Science at the University of Chicago.

Product details

• Authors: Leo Strauss, Strauss Leo
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1965
• EAN: 9780226776941
• ISBN: 978-0-226-77694-1
• No. of pages: 335
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 202 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Phoenix Books; Walgreen Foundation Lectures; Walgreen Foundation Lectures WFL (CHUP); Walgreen Foundation Lectures WFL
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > 20th and 21st centuries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Human rights, civil rights