{"title":"Leo Strauss","description":"Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was one of the preeminent political philosophers of the twentieth century. He is the author of many books, among them The Political Philosophy of Hobbes,  Natural Right and History, and Spinoza's Critique of Religion, all published by the University of Chicago Press. Victor Gourevitch is the William Griffin Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Wesleyan University. Michael S. Roth is the president of Wesleyan University and the author of several books, including Memory, Trauma, and History.","products":[{"product_id":"on-tyranny-corrected-and-expanded-edition-including-the-strauss-kojeve-correspondence-paperback","title":"On Tyranny: Corrected and Expanded Edition, Including the Strauss-Kojève Correspondence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Tyranny\u003c\/i\u003e is Leo Strauss's classic reading of Xenophon's dialogue \u003ci\u003eHiero\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eTyrannicus\u003c\/i\u003e, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. Included are a translation of the dialogue from its original Greek, a critique of Strauss's commentary by the French philosopher Alexandre Kojève, and the complete correspondence between the two. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revised and expanded edition introduces important corrections throughout and expands Strauss's restatement of his position in light of Kojève's commentary to bring it into conformity with the text as it was originally published in France.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377323999455,"sku":"9780226030135","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/mf8_xjpATF9780226030135.webp?v=1789232801"},{"product_id":"natural-right-and-history-paperback","title":"Natural Right and History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this classic work, Leo Strauss examines the problem of natural right and argues that there is a firm foundation in reality for the distinction between right and wrong in ethics and politics. On the centenary of Strauss's birth, and the fiftieth anniversary of the Walgreen Lectures which spawned the work, \u003ci\u003eNatural Right and History\u003c\/i\u003e remains as controversial and essential as ever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Strauss . . . makes a significant contribution towards an understanding of the intellectual crisis in which we find ourselves . . . [and] brings to his task an admirable scholarship and a brilliant, incisive mind.\"-John H. Hallowell, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Political Science Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was the Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Political Science at the University of Chicago.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem of natural right is one of the most controversial and significant issues in contemporary political and social philosophy. Leo Strauss, eminent author of The Political Philosophy of Hobbes, examines the current status of this problem and shows that the reasons which have led to a rejection of natural right are not valid.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51377331798239,"sku":"9780226776941","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/UPTHkcbiLA9780226776941.webp?v=1789232821"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/leo-strauss.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}