Between Athens and Jerusalem [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy, prophecy, and politics in Leo Strauss's early thought / / David Janssens

• Autore: Janssens David <1971->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Disciplina: 181/.06
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-249) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Between Athens and Jerusalem -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Leo Strauss's Early Years: Chronology of Major Events and Writings(1899-1937) -- Introduction -- 1. "In the Grip of theTheological-Political Predicament" -- The Theological-Political Problem and the Jewish Question -- Back to Reality: Emancipation, Assimilation, and Zionism -- "God and Politics" -- Biblical Politics, Biblical Science, and the New Theology -- Quaestio Iuris: The Legacy of Spinoza -- 2. The Shadow of Spinoza -- "A Humanly Incomprehensible Betrayal" -- Before the Tribunal:Biblical Science and the Critique of Religion -- Spinoza's Twofold Strategy -- Maimonides: The Limits of Reason and the Interest in Revelation -- Calvin: "Like Clay in the Potter's Hand" -- Happiness and Ridicule: The Epicurean Connection -- Farewell to Spinoza -- 3. The Second Cave -- The Crisis of the Enlightenment:Jacobi, Mendelssohn, and the Pantheism Controversy -- Atheism, Intellectual Probity, and the Love of Truth -- The Socratic Question and the Fate of Philosophy -- 4. The Order of Human Things -- Medieval Enlightenment: Nomos and Platonic Politics -- Between the Lines: The Art of Writing -- "A Horizon Beyond Liberalism":The Debate with Carl Schmitt -- 5. Socrates and the Leviathan -- Hobbes's Motive -- "The Right Order of Society" -- Fighting the Kingdom of Darkness -- 6. Epilogue -- The Surface and the Core -- The Problem of Socrates -- Machiavelli's Oblivion -- From Jerusalem to Athens (and Back) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines the early works of German-Jewish philosopher Leo Strauss (1899-1973).
• Titolo autorizzato: Between Athens and Jerusalem
• ISBN: 0-7914-7870-X; 1-4356-4123-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824428603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in the thought and legacy of Leo Strauss.