Books
Review of J. W. Gough: John Locke’s Political Philosophy
– Review of John Locke's Political Philosophy, by J. W. Gough, American Political Science Review, Vol. 44, No. 3 (September 1950). Reprinted in What Is Political Philosophy?Excerpt: Gough’s view is the outcome of his method. He has tried to understand Locke historically, but his notion of what “historical” means, is much too narrow. His only… More
On Locke’s Doctrine of Natural Right
– "On Locke's Doctrine of Natural Right," Philosophical Review, Vol. 61, No. 4 (October 1952). Reprinted in Natural Right and History (Ch. 5B).It is on the basis of Hobbes’s view of the law of nature that Locke opposes Hobbes’s conclusions. He tries to show that Hobbes’s principle–the right of… More
Natural Right and History
– Natural Right and History, University of Chicago Press, 1953. Reprinted: University of Chicago Press, 1965.Excerpt: It would seem, then, that the rejection of natural right is bound to lead to disastrous consequences. And it is obvious that consequences which are regarded as disastrous by many… More
Audio of Courses Taught by Leo Strauss
– Audio of courses taught by Leo Strauss, 1958 - 1973, provided by the Leo Strauss Center at the University of Chicago.Courses include: Thucydides, Plato, Xenophon, Aristotle, Cicero, Vico, Grotius, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Relativism
Locke’s Doctrine of Natural Law
– "Locke's Doctrine of Natural Law," American Political Science Review, Vol. 52, No. 2 (June 1958). Reprinted in What Is Political Philosophy?Excerpt: Let us not be shocked by this shocking self-contra- diction but rather limit ourselves to noting that according to Locke’s most frequent assertion it is only knowledge of the… More
The Liberalism of Classical Political Philosophy
– "The Liberalism of Classical Political Philosophy," Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 12, No. 3 (March 1959). Reprinted in Liberalism Ancient and Modern. Review essay on E. A. Havelock: The Liberal Temper in Greek Politics.Excerpt: Some readers may blame us for having devoted so much time and space to the examination of an unusually poor book. We do not believe that their judgment of the book is fair. Books… More
What Is Political Philosophy?
– What Is Political Philosophy? And Other Studies, The Free Press, 1959. Reprint: University of Chicago Press, 1988.Excerpt: The meaning off political philosophy and its meaningful character are as evident today as they have been since the time when political philosophy first made its appearance in… More
History of Political Philosophy
– History of Political Philosophy, ed. Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, Rand McNally, 1963. Second Edition: Rand McNally, 1972. Third Edition, University of Chicago Press, 1987.The third edition of Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey’s History of Political Philosophy is the definitive introduction for students interested in the great thinkers of political… More
John Locke as “Authoritarian”
– "John Locke as 'Authoritarian,'" review of John Locke: Two Tracts on Government, by Philip Abrams, Intercollegiate Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (November-December 1967).Excerpt: The question regarding the Hobbianism of the young Locke may be said to be of sonic importance with a view to the fundamental question regarding the political philosophy of the… More
Natural Law
– "Natural Law," International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Vol. 2 (1968). Reprinted in Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy.Excerpt: Natural law, which was for many centuries the basis of the predominant Western political thought, is rejected in our time by almost all students of society who are not Roman… More
Liberalism Ancient and Modern
– Liberalism Ancient and Modern, Basic Books, 1968. Reprint: University of Chicago Press, 1995.Excerpt: Liberal education is education in culture or toward culture. The finished product of a liberal education is a cultured human being. “Culture” (cultura) means… More
Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy
– Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy, University of Chicago Press, 1983. Reprint: University of Chicago, 1986.Whoever is concerned with political philosophy must face the fact that in the last two generations political philosophy has lost its credibility. Political philosophy has lost its… More
Leo Strauss and the American Founding
– Thomas G. West, "Leo Strauss and the American Founding," The Review of Politics, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Winter 1991).Excerpt: Strauss devoted his life to the recovery of classical political philosophy. The incentive for this enterprise was what Strauss called “the crisis of the West.” That… More
Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke?
– James R. Stoner, Jr., "Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke," Claremont Review of Books, 23 December 2002.Excerpt: Was Leo Strauss wrong about John Locke? Surely that he was has been the consensus among historians of political thought, though their reasons are sometimes at variance. The… More
What was Leo Strauss up to? by Steven Lenzner and William Kristol
– Steven Lenzner and William Kristol, "What Was Leo Strauss Up To?," Public Interest, Fall 2003.Excerpt: Strauss set himself a remarkable task: the revival of Western reading, and therefore, of philosophizing. Strauss claimed that he had rediscovered “a forgotten kind of… More
Ancients and Moderns: Did Leo Strauss Exaggerate the Break?
– "Ancients and Moderns: Did Leo Strauss Exaggerate the Break?," A Faculty Roundtable, featuring Leo Paul de Alvarez, Jonathan Culp, Richard Dougherty, Tiffany Jones Miller, and Thomas G. West, University of Dallas, February 22, 2012.Essays
Review of J. W. Gough: John Locke’s Political Philosophy
– Review of John Locke's Political Philosophy, by J. W. Gough, American Political Science Review, Vol. 44, No. 3 (September 1950). Reprinted in What Is Political Philosophy?Excerpt: Gough’s view is the outcome of his method. He has tried to understand Locke historically, but his notion of what “historical” means, is much too narrow. His only… More
On Locke’s Doctrine of Natural Right
– "On Locke's Doctrine of Natural Right," Philosophical Review, Vol. 61, No. 4 (October 1952). Reprinted in Natural Right and History (Ch. 5B).It is on the basis of Hobbes’s view of the law of nature that Locke opposes Hobbes’s conclusions. He tries to show that Hobbes’s principle–the right of… More
Natural Right and History
– Natural Right and History, University of Chicago Press, 1953. Reprinted: University of Chicago Press, 1965.Excerpt: It would seem, then, that the rejection of natural right is bound to lead to disastrous consequences. And it is obvious that consequences which are regarded as disastrous by many… More
Audio of Courses Taught by Leo Strauss
– Audio of courses taught by Leo Strauss, 1958 - 1973, provided by the Leo Strauss Center at the University of Chicago.Courses include: Thucydides, Plato, Xenophon, Aristotle, Cicero, Vico, Grotius, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Relativism
Locke’s Doctrine of Natural Law
– "Locke's Doctrine of Natural Law," American Political Science Review, Vol. 52, No. 2 (June 1958). Reprinted in What Is Political Philosophy?Excerpt: Let us not be shocked by this shocking self-contra- diction but rather limit ourselves to noting that according to Locke’s most frequent assertion it is only knowledge of the… More
The Liberalism of Classical Political Philosophy
– "The Liberalism of Classical Political Philosophy," Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 12, No. 3 (March 1959). Reprinted in Liberalism Ancient and Modern. Review essay on E. A. Havelock: The Liberal Temper in Greek Politics.Excerpt: Some readers may blame us for having devoted so much time and space to the examination of an unusually poor book. We do not believe that their judgment of the book is fair. Books… More
What Is Political Philosophy?
– What Is Political Philosophy? And Other Studies, The Free Press, 1959. Reprint: University of Chicago Press, 1988.Excerpt: The meaning off political philosophy and its meaningful character are as evident today as they have been since the time when political philosophy first made its appearance in… More
History of Political Philosophy
– History of Political Philosophy, ed. Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, Rand McNally, 1963. Second Edition: Rand McNally, 1972. Third Edition, University of Chicago Press, 1987.The third edition of Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey’s History of Political Philosophy is the definitive introduction for students interested in the great thinkers of political… More
John Locke as “Authoritarian”
– "John Locke as 'Authoritarian,'" review of John Locke: Two Tracts on Government, by Philip Abrams, Intercollegiate Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (November-December 1967).Excerpt: The question regarding the Hobbianism of the young Locke may be said to be of sonic importance with a view to the fundamental question regarding the political philosophy of the… More
Natural Law
– "Natural Law," International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Vol. 2 (1968). Reprinted in Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy.Excerpt: Natural law, which was for many centuries the basis of the predominant Western political thought, is rejected in our time by almost all students of society who are not Roman… More
Liberalism Ancient and Modern
– Liberalism Ancient and Modern, Basic Books, 1968. Reprint: University of Chicago Press, 1995.Excerpt: Liberal education is education in culture or toward culture. The finished product of a liberal education is a cultured human being. “Culture” (cultura) means… More
Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy
– Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy, University of Chicago Press, 1983. Reprint: University of Chicago, 1986.Whoever is concerned with political philosophy must face the fact that in the last two generations political philosophy has lost its credibility. Political philosophy has lost its… More
Leo Strauss and the American Founding
– Thomas G. West, "Leo Strauss and the American Founding," The Review of Politics, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Winter 1991).Excerpt: Strauss devoted his life to the recovery of classical political philosophy. The incentive for this enterprise was what Strauss called “the crisis of the West.” That… More
Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke?
– James R. Stoner, Jr., "Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke," Claremont Review of Books, 23 December 2002.Excerpt: Was Leo Strauss wrong about John Locke? Surely that he was has been the consensus among historians of political thought, though their reasons are sometimes at variance. The… More
What was Leo Strauss up to? by Steven Lenzner and William Kristol
– Steven Lenzner and William Kristol, "What Was Leo Strauss Up To?," Public Interest, Fall 2003.Excerpt: Strauss set himself a remarkable task: the revival of Western reading, and therefore, of philosophizing. Strauss claimed that he had rediscovered “a forgotten kind of… More
Ancients and Moderns: Did Leo Strauss Exaggerate the Break?
– "Ancients and Moderns: Did Leo Strauss Exaggerate the Break?," A Faculty Roundtable, featuring Leo Paul de Alvarez, Jonathan Culp, Richard Dougherty, Tiffany Jones Miller, and Thomas G. West, University of Dallas, February 22, 2012.Commentary
Review of J. W. Gough: John Locke’s Political Philosophy
– Review of John Locke's Political Philosophy, by J. W. Gough, American Political Science Review, Vol. 44, No. 3 (September 1950). Reprinted in What Is Political Philosophy?Excerpt: Gough’s view is the outcome of his method. He has tried to understand Locke historically, but his notion of what “historical” means, is much too narrow. His only… More
On Locke’s Doctrine of Natural Right
– "On Locke's Doctrine of Natural Right," Philosophical Review, Vol. 61, No. 4 (October 1952). Reprinted in Natural Right and History (Ch. 5B).It is on the basis of Hobbes’s view of the law of nature that Locke opposes Hobbes’s conclusions. He tries to show that Hobbes’s principle–the right of… More
Natural Right and History
– Natural Right and History, University of Chicago Press, 1953. Reprinted: University of Chicago Press, 1965.Excerpt: It would seem, then, that the rejection of natural right is bound to lead to disastrous consequences. And it is obvious that consequences which are regarded as disastrous by many… More
Audio of Courses Taught by Leo Strauss
– Audio of courses taught by Leo Strauss, 1958 - 1973, provided by the Leo Strauss Center at the University of Chicago.Courses include: Thucydides, Plato, Xenophon, Aristotle, Cicero, Vico, Grotius, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Relativism
Locke’s Doctrine of Natural Law
– "Locke's Doctrine of Natural Law," American Political Science Review, Vol. 52, No. 2 (June 1958). Reprinted in What Is Political Philosophy?Excerpt: Let us not be shocked by this shocking self-contra- diction but rather limit ourselves to noting that according to Locke’s most frequent assertion it is only knowledge of the… More
The Liberalism of Classical Political Philosophy
– "The Liberalism of Classical Political Philosophy," Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 12, No. 3 (March 1959). Reprinted in Liberalism Ancient and Modern. Review essay on E. A. Havelock: The Liberal Temper in Greek Politics.Excerpt: Some readers may blame us for having devoted so much time and space to the examination of an unusually poor book. We do not believe that their judgment of the book is fair. Books… More
What Is Political Philosophy?
– What Is Political Philosophy? And Other Studies, The Free Press, 1959. Reprint: University of Chicago Press, 1988.Excerpt: The meaning off political philosophy and its meaningful character are as evident today as they have been since the time when political philosophy first made its appearance in… More
History of Political Philosophy
– History of Political Philosophy, ed. Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, Rand McNally, 1963. Second Edition: Rand McNally, 1972. Third Edition, University of Chicago Press, 1987.The third edition of Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey’s History of Political Philosophy is the definitive introduction for students interested in the great thinkers of political… More
John Locke as “Authoritarian”
– "John Locke as 'Authoritarian,'" review of John Locke: Two Tracts on Government, by Philip Abrams, Intercollegiate Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (November-December 1967).Excerpt: The question regarding the Hobbianism of the young Locke may be said to be of sonic importance with a view to the fundamental question regarding the political philosophy of the… More
Natural Law
– "Natural Law," International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Vol. 2 (1968). Reprinted in Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy.Excerpt: Natural law, which was for many centuries the basis of the predominant Western political thought, is rejected in our time by almost all students of society who are not Roman… More
Liberalism Ancient and Modern
– Liberalism Ancient and Modern, Basic Books, 1968. Reprint: University of Chicago Press, 1995.Excerpt: Liberal education is education in culture or toward culture. The finished product of a liberal education is a cultured human being. “Culture” (cultura) means… More
Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy
– Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy, University of Chicago Press, 1983. Reprint: University of Chicago, 1986.Whoever is concerned with political philosophy must face the fact that in the last two generations political philosophy has lost its credibility. Political philosophy has lost its… More
Leo Strauss and the American Founding
– Thomas G. West, "Leo Strauss and the American Founding," The Review of Politics, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Winter 1991).Excerpt: Strauss devoted his life to the recovery of classical political philosophy. The incentive for this enterprise was what Strauss called “the crisis of the West.” That… More
Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke?
– James R. Stoner, Jr., "Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke," Claremont Review of Books, 23 December 2002.Excerpt: Was Leo Strauss wrong about John Locke? Surely that he was has been the consensus among historians of political thought, though their reasons are sometimes at variance. The… More
What was Leo Strauss up to? by Steven Lenzner and William Kristol
– Steven Lenzner and William Kristol, "What Was Leo Strauss Up To?," Public Interest, Fall 2003.Excerpt: Strauss set himself a remarkable task: the revival of Western reading, and therefore, of philosophizing. Strauss claimed that he had rediscovered “a forgotten kind of… More
Ancients and Moderns: Did Leo Strauss Exaggerate the Break?
– "Ancients and Moderns: Did Leo Strauss Exaggerate the Break?," A Faculty Roundtable, featuring Leo Paul de Alvarez, Jonathan Culp, Richard Dougherty, Tiffany Jones Miller, and Thomas G. West, University of Dallas, February 22, 2012.Multimedia
Review of J. W. Gough: John Locke’s Political Philosophy
– Review of John Locke's Political Philosophy, by J. W. Gough, American Political Science Review, Vol. 44, No. 3 (September 1950). Reprinted in What Is Political Philosophy?Excerpt: Gough’s view is the outcome of his method. He has tried to understand Locke historically, but his notion of what “historical” means, is much too narrow. His only… More
On Locke’s Doctrine of Natural Right
– "On Locke's Doctrine of Natural Right," Philosophical Review, Vol. 61, No. 4 (October 1952). Reprinted in Natural Right and History (Ch. 5B).It is on the basis of Hobbes’s view of the law of nature that Locke opposes Hobbes’s conclusions. He tries to show that Hobbes’s principle–the right of… More
Natural Right and History
– Natural Right and History, University of Chicago Press, 1953. Reprinted: University of Chicago Press, 1965.Excerpt: It would seem, then, that the rejection of natural right is bound to lead to disastrous consequences. And it is obvious that consequences which are regarded as disastrous by many… More
Audio of Courses Taught by Leo Strauss
– Audio of courses taught by Leo Strauss, 1958 - 1973, provided by the Leo Strauss Center at the University of Chicago.Courses include: Thucydides, Plato, Xenophon, Aristotle, Cicero, Vico, Grotius, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Relativism
Locke’s Doctrine of Natural Law
– "Locke's Doctrine of Natural Law," American Political Science Review, Vol. 52, No. 2 (June 1958). Reprinted in What Is Political Philosophy?Excerpt: Let us not be shocked by this shocking self-contra- diction but rather limit ourselves to noting that according to Locke’s most frequent assertion it is only knowledge of the… More
The Liberalism of Classical Political Philosophy
– "The Liberalism of Classical Political Philosophy," Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 12, No. 3 (March 1959). Reprinted in Liberalism Ancient and Modern. Review essay on E. A. Havelock: The Liberal Temper in Greek Politics.Excerpt: Some readers may blame us for having devoted so much time and space to the examination of an unusually poor book. We do not believe that their judgment of the book is fair. Books… More
What Is Political Philosophy?
– What Is Political Philosophy? And Other Studies, The Free Press, 1959. Reprint: University of Chicago Press, 1988.Excerpt: The meaning off political philosophy and its meaningful character are as evident today as they have been since the time when political philosophy first made its appearance in… More
History of Political Philosophy
– History of Political Philosophy, ed. Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, Rand McNally, 1963. Second Edition: Rand McNally, 1972. Third Edition, University of Chicago Press, 1987.The third edition of Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey’s History of Political Philosophy is the definitive introduction for students interested in the great thinkers of political… More
John Locke as “Authoritarian”
– "John Locke as 'Authoritarian,'" review of John Locke: Two Tracts on Government, by Philip Abrams, Intercollegiate Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (November-December 1967).Excerpt: The question regarding the Hobbianism of the young Locke may be said to be of sonic importance with a view to the fundamental question regarding the political philosophy of the… More
Natural Law
– "Natural Law," International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Vol. 2 (1968). Reprinted in Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy.Excerpt: Natural law, which was for many centuries the basis of the predominant Western political thought, is rejected in our time by almost all students of society who are not Roman… More
Liberalism Ancient and Modern
– Liberalism Ancient and Modern, Basic Books, 1968. Reprint: University of Chicago Press, 1995.Excerpt: Liberal education is education in culture or toward culture. The finished product of a liberal education is a cultured human being. “Culture” (cultura) means… More
Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy
– Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy, University of Chicago Press, 1983. Reprint: University of Chicago, 1986.Whoever is concerned with political philosophy must face the fact that in the last two generations political philosophy has lost its credibility. Political philosophy has lost its… More
Leo Strauss and the American Founding
– Thomas G. West, "Leo Strauss and the American Founding," The Review of Politics, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Winter 1991).Excerpt: Strauss devoted his life to the recovery of classical political philosophy. The incentive for this enterprise was what Strauss called “the crisis of the West.” That… More
Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke?
– James R. Stoner, Jr., "Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke," Claremont Review of Books, 23 December 2002.Excerpt: Was Leo Strauss wrong about John Locke? Surely that he was has been the consensus among historians of political thought, though their reasons are sometimes at variance. The… More
What was Leo Strauss up to? by Steven Lenzner and William Kristol
– Steven Lenzner and William Kristol, "What Was Leo Strauss Up To?," Public Interest, Fall 2003.Excerpt: Strauss set himself a remarkable task: the revival of Western reading, and therefore, of philosophizing. Strauss claimed that he had rediscovered “a forgotten kind of… More
Ancients and Moderns: Did Leo Strauss Exaggerate the Break?
– "Ancients and Moderns: Did Leo Strauss Exaggerate the Break?," A Faculty Roundtable, featuring Leo Paul de Alvarez, Jonathan Culp, Richard Dougherty, Tiffany Jones Miller, and Thomas G. West, University of Dallas, February 22, 2012.Teaching
Review of J. W. Gough: John Locke’s Political Philosophy
– Review of John Locke's Political Philosophy, by J. W. Gough, American Political Science Review, Vol. 44, No. 3 (September 1950). Reprinted in What Is Political Philosophy?Excerpt: Gough’s view is the outcome of his method. He has tried to understand Locke historically, but his notion of what “historical” means, is much too narrow. His only… More
On Locke’s Doctrine of Natural Right
– "On Locke's Doctrine of Natural Right," Philosophical Review, Vol. 61, No. 4 (October 1952). Reprinted in Natural Right and History (Ch. 5B).It is on the basis of Hobbes’s view of the law of nature that Locke opposes Hobbes’s conclusions. He tries to show that Hobbes’s principle–the right of… More
Natural Right and History
– Natural Right and History, University of Chicago Press, 1953. Reprinted: University of Chicago Press, 1965.Excerpt: It would seem, then, that the rejection of natural right is bound to lead to disastrous consequences. And it is obvious that consequences which are regarded as disastrous by many… More
Audio of Courses Taught by Leo Strauss
– Audio of courses taught by Leo Strauss, 1958 - 1973, provided by the Leo Strauss Center at the University of Chicago.Courses include: Thucydides, Plato, Xenophon, Aristotle, Cicero, Vico, Grotius, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Relativism
Locke’s Doctrine of Natural Law
– "Locke's Doctrine of Natural Law," American Political Science Review, Vol. 52, No. 2 (June 1958). Reprinted in What Is Political Philosophy?Excerpt: Let us not be shocked by this shocking self-contra- diction but rather limit ourselves to noting that according to Locke’s most frequent assertion it is only knowledge of the… More
The Liberalism of Classical Political Philosophy
– "The Liberalism of Classical Political Philosophy," Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 12, No. 3 (March 1959). Reprinted in Liberalism Ancient and Modern. Review essay on E. A. Havelock: The Liberal Temper in Greek Politics.Excerpt: Some readers may blame us for having devoted so much time and space to the examination of an unusually poor book. We do not believe that their judgment of the book is fair. Books… More
What Is Political Philosophy?
– What Is Political Philosophy? And Other Studies, The Free Press, 1959. Reprint: University of Chicago Press, 1988.Excerpt: The meaning off political philosophy and its meaningful character are as evident today as they have been since the time when political philosophy first made its appearance in… More
History of Political Philosophy
– History of Political Philosophy, ed. Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, Rand McNally, 1963. Second Edition: Rand McNally, 1972. Third Edition, University of Chicago Press, 1987.The third edition of Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey’s History of Political Philosophy is the definitive introduction for students interested in the great thinkers of political… More
John Locke as “Authoritarian”
– "John Locke as 'Authoritarian,'" review of John Locke: Two Tracts on Government, by Philip Abrams, Intercollegiate Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (November-December 1967).Excerpt: The question regarding the Hobbianism of the young Locke may be said to be of sonic importance with a view to the fundamental question regarding the political philosophy of the… More
Natural Law
– "Natural Law," International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, Vol. 2 (1968). Reprinted in Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy.Excerpt: Natural law, which was for many centuries the basis of the predominant Western political thought, is rejected in our time by almost all students of society who are not Roman… More
Liberalism Ancient and Modern
– Liberalism Ancient and Modern, Basic Books, 1968. Reprint: University of Chicago Press, 1995.Excerpt: Liberal education is education in culture or toward culture. The finished product of a liberal education is a cultured human being. “Culture” (cultura) means… More
Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy
– Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy, University of Chicago Press, 1983. Reprint: University of Chicago, 1986.Whoever is concerned with political philosophy must face the fact that in the last two generations political philosophy has lost its credibility. Political philosophy has lost its… More
Leo Strauss and the American Founding
– Thomas G. West, "Leo Strauss and the American Founding," The Review of Politics, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Winter 1991).Excerpt: Strauss devoted his life to the recovery of classical political philosophy. The incentive for this enterprise was what Strauss called “the crisis of the West.” That… More
Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke?
– James R. Stoner, Jr., "Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke," Claremont Review of Books, 23 December 2002.Excerpt: Was Leo Strauss wrong about John Locke? Surely that he was has been the consensus among historians of political thought, though their reasons are sometimes at variance. The… More
What was Leo Strauss up to? by Steven Lenzner and William Kristol
– Steven Lenzner and William Kristol, "What Was Leo Strauss Up To?," Public Interest, Fall 2003.Excerpt: Strauss set himself a remarkable task: the revival of Western reading, and therefore, of philosophizing. Strauss claimed that he had rediscovered “a forgotten kind of… More