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Leo Strauss is widely recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of Maimonides. His studies of the medieval Jewish philosopher led to his rediscovery of esotericism and deepened his sense that the tension between reason and revelation was central to modern political thought. His writings throughout the twentieth century were chiefly responsible for restoring Maimonides as a philosophical thinker of the first rank. Yet, to appreciate the extent of Strauss' contribution to the scholarship on Maimonides, one has traditionally had to seek out essays he published separately spanning almost fifty years. With "Leo Strauss on Maimonides", Kenneth Hart Green presents for the first time a comprehensive, annotated collection of Strauss' writings on Maimonides, comprising sixteen essays, three of which appear in English for the first time. Green has also provided careful translations of materials originally quoted in Hebrew, Arabic, Latin, German, and French; written an informative introduction highlighting the contributions found in each essay; and brought references to out-of-print editions fully up to date. The result will become the standard edition of Strauss' writings on Maimonides.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy Non-Western philosophy

• Full title: Leo Strauss on Maimonides
• Subtitle: The Complete Writings
• Author: Leo Strauss
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 696
• EAN: 9780226776774
• ID: 04549777
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• Weight: 1044 g
• Dimensions: 236 × 164 × 52 mm
• Date of publishing: 23. April 2013

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