Leo Strauss and the politics of exile
Subtitle: the making of a political philosopher
By: Eugene R. Sheppard
Edition: 1st ed
Series: The Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series; Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Brandeis University Press; Published by University Press of New England
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Waltham, Mass; Hanover
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781584656005
Subjects: Strauss, Leo; Jewish philosophers -- Germany -- Biography; Jewish philosophers -- United States -- Biography; Jews -- Germany -- Biography; Refugees, Jewish -- United States -- Biography; Jews, German -- United States -- Biography; Political science -- Philosophy
Genres: Biography
Description: "This is the first study to frame Strauss's political philosophy around his critique of liberalism and the problem of exile.

Sheppard follows Strauss from Europe to the United States, a journey of a conservative Weimar Jew struggling with modern liberalism and the existential and political contours of exile."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-180) and index
Table of contents: title: Antisemitism and neo-Kantianism : from Kirchhain to Marburg (1899-1920); title: The formation of a Weimar conservative Jew (1921-1932); title: European exile and reorientation (1932-1937); title: Persecution and the art of writing : the New York years (1938-1948); title: Conclusion : looking back on Weimar and the politics of exile