| Eros Turannos: Leo Strauss & Alexandre Kojeve Debate on Tyranny Contributor(s): Singh, Aakash (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761832599 ISBN-13: 9780761832591 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $50.48 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2005 Annotation: Eros Turannos analyzes the debates between Leo Strauss and Alexandre Kojeve. Their debates are contextualized through the Platonic notion of a likeness between the psuche (soul) and the polis (city). This classical notion is updated through contemporary philosopher William Desmond's linked accounts of eros and tyranny. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science |
| Dewey: 321.9 |
| LCCN: 2005929488 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6" W x 9.04" (0.58 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eros Turannos analyzes the debates between Leo Strauss and Alexandre Kojeve. Their debates are contextualized through the Platonic notion of a likeness between the psuche (soul) and the polis (city). This classical notion is updated through contemporary philosopher William Desmond's linked accounts of eros and tyranny. Conclusions are drawn on the nature of the debaters' political philosophies-on their potential inclination toward the advocacy or rejection of tyranny and on the role that their differing conceptions of eros played. It is suggested that the Platonic perspective on eros and tyranny remains an important way of looking at the nature of tyranny, even in modernity. |
