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Now in paperback, this book explores the political thought of Leo Strauss, a philosopher most noted for playing a key role in neoconservative thought in America. Drury explores Strauss's thought and its role in American politics, exposing what she argues are the elitist, nearly authoritarian strains within it and those who follow it.

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Acknowledgments Preface Straussians in Power Strauss' Jewish Heritage Strauss' German Connection American Applications of Straussian Philosophy Neoconservatism: A Straussian Legacy The Demise of American Liberalism Selected Bibliography Index

The Political Ideas of Leo Strauss Updated Edition With a New Introduction By the Author

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    Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan Us
    Publication Date: 7/13/2012 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9781403969545, 978-1403969545
    ISBN10: 140396954X
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Now in paperback, this book explores the political thought of Leo Strauss, a philosopher most noted for playing a key role in neoconservative thought in America. Drury explores Strauss's thought and its role in American politics, exposing what she argues are the elitist, nearly authoritarian strains within it and those who follow it.

    Table of Contents
    Acknowledgments Preface Straussians in Power Strauss' Jewish Heritage Strauss' German Connection American Applications of Straussian Philosophy Neoconservatism: A Straussian Legacy The Demise of American Liberalism Selected Bibliography Index

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