Books
The Social Science of Max Weber
– "The Social Science of Max Weber," Measure, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring 1951). Reprinted in Natural Right and History (Ch. 2).Excerpt: Weber, who regarded himself as a disciple of the historical school came very close to historicism, and a strong case can be made for the view that his reservations against… 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
Comment on W. S. Hudson: The Weber Thesis Re-examined
– "Comment on W. S. Hudson: The Weber Thesis Re-examined," Church History, Vol. 30, No. 1 (March 1961).Excerpt: This meeting, I gather, is concerned with the need for reinterpretation. I am not at all certain that reinterpretation is a universal necessity, i.e., that there cannot be final or… More
Strauss’ Natural Right and History
– Richard Kennington, "Strauss' Natural Right and History," Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Sep. 1981).Excerpt: At the time Strauss published Natural Right and History (1953) the state of the question of natural right was a mixture of oblivion and fitful restoration. Natural right had… More
The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism
– The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism: An Introduction to the Thought of Leo Strauss, Thomas L. Pangle, ed., University of Chicago Press, 1989.Excerpt: Humanism is today understood in contradistinction to science, on the one hand, and to the civic art, on the other. It is thus suggested to us that the social sciences are shaped… 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
The Living Issues of German Postwar Philosophy
– "The Living Issues of German Postwar Philosophy," Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem, by Heinrich Meier, Cambridge University Press, 2006.Excerpt: But Husserl was not the only superior mind who was responsible for the great change we have been witnessing. At least as influential in this respect was the work of Nietzsche.… More
Essays
The Social Science of Max Weber
– "The Social Science of Max Weber," Measure, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring 1951). Reprinted in Natural Right and History (Ch. 2).Excerpt: Weber, who regarded himself as a disciple of the historical school came very close to historicism, and a strong case can be made for the view that his reservations against… 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
Comment on W. S. Hudson: The Weber Thesis Re-examined
– "Comment on W. S. Hudson: The Weber Thesis Re-examined," Church History, Vol. 30, No. 1 (March 1961).Excerpt: This meeting, I gather, is concerned with the need for reinterpretation. I am not at all certain that reinterpretation is a universal necessity, i.e., that there cannot be final or… More
Strauss’ Natural Right and History
– Richard Kennington, "Strauss' Natural Right and History," Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Sep. 1981).Excerpt: At the time Strauss published Natural Right and History (1953) the state of the question of natural right was a mixture of oblivion and fitful restoration. Natural right had… More
The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism
– The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism: An Introduction to the Thought of Leo Strauss, Thomas L. Pangle, ed., University of Chicago Press, 1989.Excerpt: Humanism is today understood in contradistinction to science, on the one hand, and to the civic art, on the other. It is thus suggested to us that the social sciences are shaped… 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
The Living Issues of German Postwar Philosophy
– "The Living Issues of German Postwar Philosophy," Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem, by Heinrich Meier, Cambridge University Press, 2006.Excerpt: But Husserl was not the only superior mind who was responsible for the great change we have been witnessing. At least as influential in this respect was the work of Nietzsche.… More
Commentary
The Social Science of Max Weber
– "The Social Science of Max Weber," Measure, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring 1951). Reprinted in Natural Right and History (Ch. 2).Excerpt: Weber, who regarded himself as a disciple of the historical school came very close to historicism, and a strong case can be made for the view that his reservations against… 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
Comment on W. S. Hudson: The Weber Thesis Re-examined
– "Comment on W. S. Hudson: The Weber Thesis Re-examined," Church History, Vol. 30, No. 1 (March 1961).Excerpt: This meeting, I gather, is concerned with the need for reinterpretation. I am not at all certain that reinterpretation is a universal necessity, i.e., that there cannot be final or… More
Strauss’ Natural Right and History
– Richard Kennington, "Strauss' Natural Right and History," Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Sep. 1981).Excerpt: At the time Strauss published Natural Right and History (1953) the state of the question of natural right was a mixture of oblivion and fitful restoration. Natural right had… More
The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism
– The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism: An Introduction to the Thought of Leo Strauss, Thomas L. Pangle, ed., University of Chicago Press, 1989.Excerpt: Humanism is today understood in contradistinction to science, on the one hand, and to the civic art, on the other. It is thus suggested to us that the social sciences are shaped… 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
The Living Issues of German Postwar Philosophy
– "The Living Issues of German Postwar Philosophy," Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem, by Heinrich Meier, Cambridge University Press, 2006.Excerpt: But Husserl was not the only superior mind who was responsible for the great change we have been witnessing. At least as influential in this respect was the work of Nietzsche.… More
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The Social Science of Max Weber
– "The Social Science of Max Weber," Measure, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring 1951). Reprinted in Natural Right and History (Ch. 2).Excerpt: Weber, who regarded himself as a disciple of the historical school came very close to historicism, and a strong case can be made for the view that his reservations against… 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
Comment on W. S. Hudson: The Weber Thesis Re-examined
– "Comment on W. S. Hudson: The Weber Thesis Re-examined," Church History, Vol. 30, No. 1 (March 1961).Excerpt: This meeting, I gather, is concerned with the need for reinterpretation. I am not at all certain that reinterpretation is a universal necessity, i.e., that there cannot be final or… More
Strauss’ Natural Right and History
– Richard Kennington, "Strauss' Natural Right and History," Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Sep. 1981).Excerpt: At the time Strauss published Natural Right and History (1953) the state of the question of natural right was a mixture of oblivion and fitful restoration. Natural right had… More
The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism
– The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism: An Introduction to the Thought of Leo Strauss, Thomas L. Pangle, ed., University of Chicago Press, 1989.Excerpt: Humanism is today understood in contradistinction to science, on the one hand, and to the civic art, on the other. It is thus suggested to us that the social sciences are shaped… 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
The Living Issues of German Postwar Philosophy
– "The Living Issues of German Postwar Philosophy," Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem, by Heinrich Meier, Cambridge University Press, 2006.Excerpt: But Husserl was not the only superior mind who was responsible for the great change we have been witnessing. At least as influential in this respect was the work of Nietzsche.… More
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The Social Science of Max Weber
– "The Social Science of Max Weber," Measure, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring 1951). Reprinted in Natural Right and History (Ch. 2).Excerpt: Weber, who regarded himself as a disciple of the historical school came very close to historicism, and a strong case can be made for the view that his reservations against… 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
Comment on W. S. Hudson: The Weber Thesis Re-examined
– "Comment on W. S. Hudson: The Weber Thesis Re-examined," Church History, Vol. 30, No. 1 (March 1961).Excerpt: This meeting, I gather, is concerned with the need for reinterpretation. I am not at all certain that reinterpretation is a universal necessity, i.e., that there cannot be final or… More
Strauss’ Natural Right and History
– Richard Kennington, "Strauss' Natural Right and History," Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Sep. 1981).Excerpt: At the time Strauss published Natural Right and History (1953) the state of the question of natural right was a mixture of oblivion and fitful restoration. Natural right had… More
The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism
– The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism: An Introduction to the Thought of Leo Strauss, Thomas L. Pangle, ed., University of Chicago Press, 1989.Excerpt: Humanism is today understood in contradistinction to science, on the one hand, and to the civic art, on the other. It is thus suggested to us that the social sciences are shaped… 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
The Living Issues of German Postwar Philosophy
– "The Living Issues of German Postwar Philosophy," Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem, by Heinrich Meier, Cambridge University Press, 2006.Excerpt: But Husserl was not the only superior mind who was responsible for the great change we have been witnessing. At least as influential in this respect was the work of Nietzsche.… More