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Leo Strauss and the Rediscovery of Maimonides
Kenneth Hart Green
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Description for Leo Strauss and the Rediscovery of Maimonides
Hardcover. In uncovering the esoteric tradition employed in Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed, the author made the radical realization that other ancient and medieval philosophers might be concealing their true thoughts through literary artifice. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
In "Leo Strauss and the Rediscovery of Maimonides", Kenneth Hart Green explores the critical role played by Maimonides in shaping Leo Strauss' thought. In uncovering the esoteric tradition employed in Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed, Strauss made the radical realization that other ancient and medieval philosophers might be concealing their true thoughts through literary artifice. Maimonides and al-Farabi, he saw, allowed their message to be altered by dogmatic considerations only to the extent required by moral and political imperatives and were in fact avid advocates for enlightenment. Strauss also revealed Maimonides' potential relevance to contemporary concerns, especially his paradoxical conviction ... Read more
In "Leo Strauss and the Rediscovery of Maimonides", Kenneth Hart Green explores the critical role played by Maimonides in shaping Leo Strauss' thought. In uncovering the esoteric tradition employed in Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed, Strauss made the radical realization that other ancient and medieval philosophers might be concealing their true thoughts through literary artifice. Maimonides and al-Farabi, he saw, allowed their message to be altered by dogmatic considerations only to the extent required by moral and political imperatives and were in fact avid advocates for enlightenment. Strauss also revealed Maimonides' potential relevance to contemporary concerns, especially his paradoxical conviction ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226307015
SKU
V9780226307015
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About Kenneth Hart Green
Kenneth Hart Green is associate professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Jew and Philosopher: The Return to Maimonides in the Jewish Thought of Leo Strauss
Reviews for Leo Strauss and the Rediscovery of Maimonides
"Kenneth Hart Green rigorously retraces the stages by which Strauss came to see Maimonides and his teachings in a new light. Leo Strauss and the Rediscovery of Maimonides is an ambitious attempt to see Strauss's preoccupation with Maimonides as a manifestation of his overall philosophical concerns." (Ralph Lerner, University of Chicago)"