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Crisis of the Strauss Divided
Harry V. Jaffa
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Description for Crisis of the Strauss Divided
Hardcover. 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." Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
“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 Including an extensive unpublished essay entitled “Straussian Geography: A Memoir and Commentary,” Crisis of the Strauss Divided brings together a collection of Jaffa’s published arguments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 ... Read more
“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 Including an extensive unpublished essay entitled “Straussian Geography: A Memoir and Commentary,” Crisis of the Strauss Divided brings together a collection of Jaffa’s published arguments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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442217119
SKU
V9781442217119
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About Harry V. Jaffa
Harry V. Jaffa is the Henry Salvatori Professor of Political Philosophy Emeritus at Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate University, a distinguished fellow of the Claremont Institute, and the author of ten books.
Reviews for Crisis of the Strauss Divided
Among Straussian publications on American politics (to say nothing of non-Straussian), none excels Harry Jaffa’s masterpiece, A New Birth of Freedom. In Crisis of the Strauss Divided, Jaffa explains to his critics why a defense of Lincoln and the Founders is, paradoxically, consistent with political philosophy — which many equate with an apolitical interpretation of Great Books. Political philosophy means ... Read more