Persecution and the Art of WritingThe essays collected in Persecution and the Art of Writing all deal with one problem—the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets forth the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by disguising their most controversial and heterodox ideas. |
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| Title | Persecution and the Art of Writing Political theory |
| Author | Leo Strauss |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0226777111, 9780226777115 |
| Length | 204 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / General Philosophy / Political Political Science / General Political Science / History & Theory Social Science / Popular Culture |
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