The legacy of Strauss

Leo Strauss's Defense of the Philosophic Life: Reading 'What Is Political Philosophy?'  bookcoverIn Leo Strauss's Defense of the Philosophic Life: Reading 'What Is Political Philosophy?' (University of Chicago Press), editor Rafael Major ('02 Ph.D.), a lecturer in the Honors College, and the book's contributors explore the political philosophy of Strauss and its relevance today. Major says it is the first book-length study examining a single work by Strauss, whose writings deal with issues about politics and happiness that have been wrestled with since antiquity. Major hopes the book, which was named a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title by Choice magazine, makes older writers relevant to modern life.

"This is especially helpful when attempting to get my own students excited about texts above and beyond class assignments," he says.

 

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