An Introduction to Political Philosophy: Ten EssaysA reissue of the 1975 edition, with four added essays, this collection offers a clear introduction to Strauss' views regarding the nature of political philosophy, its chief contemporary antagonists, its classical forms, and its modern version. |
Contents
What is Political Philosophy? | 3 |
On Classical Political Philosophy | 59 |
The Three Waves of Modernity | 81 |
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