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Depicting Leo Strauss as a friend of liberal democracy - perhaps the best defender democracy has ever had, this title shows that his defense of liberal democracy was closely connected to his skepticism of the extreme Left and the extreme Right. Addressing Strauss's views on religion, it examines his thought on philosophical and political issues.

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"This is the best book so far on Strauss. Approachable, instructive, and profound." - Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University"

Reading Leo Strauss Politics Philosophy Judaism

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226764023, 978-0226764023
      ISBN10: 0226764028
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      Book Synopsis
      Depicting Leo Strauss as a friend of liberal democracy - perhaps the best defender democracy has ever had, this title shows that his defense of liberal democracy was closely connected to his skepticism of the extreme Left and the extreme Right. Addressing Strauss's views on religion, it examines his thought on philosophical and political issues.

      Trade Review
      "This is the best book so far on Strauss. Approachable, instructive, and profound." - Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University"

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