Bernstein Leo Strauss on the Borders of Judaism, Philosophy, and History

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5653-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in the Thought and Legacy of Leo Strauss

Explores how the thought of Leo Strauss amounts to a model for thinking about the connection between philosophy, Jewish thought, and history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bernstein, Jeffrey A.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction

Part I. On the Way to Jerusalem and Athens

1. The Theological-Political Problem, Strauss’s Critique of Modern “Jewish Philosophy,” and the Legacy of Kant

2. Strauss’s Maimonides

Part II. Jerusalem and Athens in Deed

3. Philosophy as a Platonic Dialogue, or Jerusalem and Athens in Jerusalem

4. The Theological-Political Significance of “What Is Political Philosophy?”

Part III. Conclusion

5. The Transmission of Philosophy as a Way of Life: Maimonides Viewed Through a Spinozan Lens

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jeffrey A. Bernstein is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of the Holy Cross.