Jewish philosophy and the crisis of modernity
Subtitle: essays and lectures in modern Jewish thought
By: by Leo Strauss ; edited with an introduction by Kenneth Hart Green.
Contributors: Green, Kenneth Hart, 1953-
Series: SUNY series in the Jewish writings of Leo Strauss; SUNY series in the Jewish writings of Strauss.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 505
Subjects: Philosophy, Jewish -- History; Philosophy, Modern -- History; Judaism and philosophy; Judaism -- 20th century
Description: This is the first book to bring together the major essays and lectures of Leo Strauss in the field of modern Jewish thought. It contains some of his most famous published writings, as well as significant writings which were previously unpublished. Spanning almost 30 years of continuously deepening reflection, the book presents the full range of Strauss's contributions as a modern Jewish thinker.

These essays and lectures cumulatively point toward the "postcritical" reconstruction of Judaism which Strauss envisioned, suggesting in rebuild along Maimonidean lines. Thus, the book lends credence to the view that Strauss was able to uncover and probe the crisis at the heart of modern Jewish thought and history, perhaps with greater profundity than any other contemporary Jewish thinker.
Notes: "Bibliography: selected works on Leo Strauss as a modern Jewish thinker": p. 479-487.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-478) and index.