Crisis of the Strauss divided : Crisis of the Strauss Divided : essays on Leo Strauss and Straussianism, East and West

Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter One: Straussian Geography; Chapter Two: Leo Strauss Remembered; Chapter Three: Political Philosophy and Honor; Chapter Four: The Legacy of Leo Strauss; Chapter Five: The Platonism of Leo Strauss; Chapter Six: "The Legacy of Leo Strauss" Defended; Chapter Seven: The Politics of Moderation; Chapter Eight: Leo Strauss's Churchillian Speech and the Question of the Decline of the West; Chapter Nine: Response to M.F. Burnyeat's "Sphinx Without a Secret"; Chapter Ten: "Dear Professor Drury"; Chapter Eleven: Crisis of the Strauss Divided.;Harry V. Jaffa, one of Strauss's most influential students and an ardent participant in the internal divisions among Straussians, brings together his key contributions to the battle to define Strauss's legacy. The collection includes an important original essay, published here for the first time, "Straussian Geography: A Memoir and Commentary." Table of Contents Foreword Preface Chapter One: Straussian Geography Chapter Two: Leo Strauss Remembered Chapter Three: Political Philosophy and Honor Chapter Four: The Legacy of Leo Strauss Chapter Five: The Platonism of Leo Strauss Chapter Six: "The Legacy of Leo Strauss" Defended Chapter Seven: The Politics of Moderation Chapter Eight: Leo Strauss's Churchillian Speech and the Question of the Decline of the West Chapter Nine: Response to M.F. Burnyeat's "Sphinx Without a Secret" Chapter Ten: "Dear Professor Drury" Chapter Eleven: Crisis of the Strauss Divided. Chapter Twelve: Leo Strauss, the Bible, and Political PhilosophyChapter Thirteen: Dear Sirs Chapter Fourteen: "Relativism" Chapter Fifteen: Strauss at 100 Chapter Sixteen: Moral Order in the Western Tradition Chapter Seventeen: Too Good to be True? Chapter Eighteen: Jaffa's New Birth Chapter Nineteen: A Reply to Michael Zuckert's "Jaffa's New Birth: Harry Jaffa at Ninety" Epilogue Index. ""Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was the greatest mind in political philosophy in the twentieth century, and possibly in other centuries as well. That, I am well aware, is a judgment I share with very few, if any." So writes Harry V. Jaffa in his epilogue to this volume. Including an extensive unpublished essay entitled "Straussian Geography: A Memoir and Commentary," Crisis of the Strauss Divided brings together a collection of Jaffa's published arguments defending and explaining that judgment, written during the 40 years since Strauss's death. The volume includes arguments of those who have disagreed with Jaffa about Strauss's teaching and about the nature of political philosophy. These wide ranging exchanges explore many of the great themes of political philosophy and, in particular, the implications of Strauss's thinking for America and modern civilization."--Publisher's website

“Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was the greatest mind in political philosophy in the twentieth century, and possibly in other centuries as well. That, I am well aware, is a judgment I share with very few, if any.” So writes Harry V. Jaffa in his epilogue to this volume. Including an extensive unpublished essay entitled “Straussian Geography: A Memoir and Commentary,” Crisis of the Strauss Divided brings together a collection of Jaffa’s published arguments defending and explaining that judgment, written during the 40 years since Strauss’s death.The volume includesarguments of those who have disagreed withJaffa about Strauss's teaching and about the nature of political philosophy. These wide ranging exchanges explore many of the great themes ofpolitical philosophyand, in particular,the implications of Strauss's thinking for America and modern civilization.

This volume brings together a collection of Jaffa’s published arguments defending and explaining that judgment, written during the 40 years since Leo Strauss’s death. The volume includes arguments of those who have disagreed with Jaffa about Strauss’s teaching and about the nature of political philosophy. These wide ranging exchanges explore many of the great themes of political philosophy and, in particular, the implications of Strauss’s thinking for America and modern civilization.