Parens Leo Strauss and the Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-78204-765-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 208 Seiten

Reihe: Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought

A thorough treatment of Leo Strauss's controversial interpretation of medieval political thought

Autoren/Hrsg.

Parens, Joshua

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Mittelalterliche & Scholastische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Douglas Kries
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
The Comprehensiveness of Political Philosophy in Alfarabi and Maimonides
Law, Prophecy, and Philosopher as King and Outcast
Vipers, Weeds, and Disorder in the Whole
Escaping the Scholastic Paradigm
Spinoza's Scholasticism and Alfarabi's Platonism
The Differing Places of Metaphysics in Alfarabi and Thomas Aquinas
From Political Philosophy to Enlightened Kalam: The 1930s and 1940s
Maimonides's Secretiveness about Political Philosophy: The 1950s
Theoretical Philosophy, Political Philosophy, and Happiness
Maimonides's Guide as a Work of Political Philosophy
Da capo: An Introduction to the Guide
Appendix: A Critique of Pines's "Limitations" Article
Notes
Bibliography
Index