Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was a German-American political philosopher whose writings focused on the relationship of philosophy to civil society. He theorized that Western civilization was founded upon two chief philosophical pillars: the Greco-Roman ("Athens") and the Judeo-Christian ("Jerusalem"), and that this premodern philosophy was preferable to Enlightenment ideals and concepts such as liberal progress, historical relativism, or social science.
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- Natural Right and History Schedule and background of two conferences on the fiftieth anniversary of Strauss' most popular work, at the University of Chicago and Michigan State University.
- Yahoo! Groups: strauss-reading A reading list intended for slow readings of particular works by Leo Strauss, sponsored by The Free Lance Academy.
- Leo Strauss A short biography of Leo Strauss by David McBryde, Sydney, Australia
- Yahoo! Groups: Leo-Strauss A forum for thoughtful discussion of the ideas and works of Leo Strauss.
- Leo Strauss, Conservative Mastermind Article by Robert Locke presenting an overview of the major tenets of Straussian analysis, as well as common criticisms, in FrontPage Magazine.
- Leo Strauss: What Is Liberal Education? A 1959 commencement address discussing the nature and challenges of liberal education.
- Leo Strauss Biography, ideas, bibliography and references on the American philosopher in the free encyclopedia.
- Leo Strauss and the Rhetoric of the War on Terror Article by Nicholas Xenos in Logos Journal (Spring 2004).
- Leo Strauss, Fascist Godfather of the Neo-Cons Article presenting a critical position about the philosopher's supposed influence on rightist and conservative political movements in the U.S.A. by Jeffrey Steinberg in Executive Intelligence Review.
- Leo Strauss' Philosophy of Deception Article presenting the philosopher's supposed influence on neoconservative politics in the U.S.A. by Jim Lobe on AlterNet.
- Leo Strauss and the Noble Lie : The Neo-Cons at War Article by John G. Mason in Logos (Spring 2004).
- Leo Strauss and the Grand Inquisitor Article by Shadia B. Drury in the online publication of the Council for Secular Humanism.
- Noble lies and perpetual war: Leo Strauss, the neocons, and Iraq Do the philosopher's ideas have a real influence on Bush administration’s world outlook ? Danny Postel interviews Shadia Drury in openDemocracy.
- Leo Strauss and the Straussians An article relaying the advance of Straussian thinkers in political science, the impact of Allan Bloom, and contrasts between the approaches of Strauss and Bloom by Gregory Bruce Smith. [login required]
- Leo Strauss and Intelligence Strategy Article presenting a short analysis of the philosopher's teaching by Tom Barry in Right Web.
- What was Leo Strauss up to ? Article by Steven Lenzner and William Kristol in The Public Interest (no. 153, Fall 2003).
- Leo Strauss's Platonism Essay by Neil Robertson. Argues that Strauss anachronistically ascribed modern concerns to premodern philosophy.
- Straussians vs. Paleoconservatives Paul Gottfried column at LewRockwell.com offering several criticisms of Leo Strauss's political philosophy as rationalist, neo-conservative, universalist, and otherwise un-conservative.