| Persecution and the Art of Writing Univ of Chicago Edition Contributor(s): Strauss, Leo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226777111 ISBN-13: 9780226777115 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1988 Annotation: The essays collected in Persecution And The Art Of Writing all deal with one problem-- the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets forth the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by disguising their most controversial and heterodox ideas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 306.42 |
| LCCN: 88017539 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.57" W x 8.52" (0.54 lbs) 214 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays collected in Persecution and the Art of Writing all deal with one problem-the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets forth the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by disguising their most controversial and heterodox ideas. |
Contributor Bio(s): Strauss, Leo: - Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was one of the preeminent political philosophers of the twentieth century. From 1949 to 1968 he was professor of political science at the University of Chicago. He is the author of many books, among them The Political Philosophy of Hobbes, Natural Right and History, and Spinoza's Critique of Religion, all published by the University of Chicago Press. |
