Leo Strauss

0 Philosophy History

David P. Goldman in Tablet · 19 Sep

David P. Goldman explores the intellectual history and implications of Francis Fukuyama's "end of history" thesis, linking it to a lineage of philosophical influences from Alexander Kojève to Allan Bloom and Leo Strauss.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

One Maimonides or Two?

Warren Zev Harvey in Tablet · 26 Mar

In his 1967 essay, Professor Isadore Twersky challenged previous views on Maimonides by rejecting both Leo Strauss's idea that Maimonides was primarily a philosopher and Yeshayahu Leibowitz's belief that he was mainly a rabbi.

0 Culture Politics

Comedians, Straussians, Victorians, and Idlers

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 27 Jun 2023

In this episode, the hosts discuss various topics including favorite comedians, the impact of Leo Strauss on conservatism, the decline of Victorian values, and the issue of Americans reluctant to work.

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Bronze Age Pervert’s Dissertation on Leo Strauss

Blake Smith in Tablet · 15 Feb 2023

Leo Strauss is a political philosopher who combines a respect for liberal democracy with a concern that it stifles free thinking.

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The Secret Life of Philip Rieff

Blake Smith in Tablet · 15 Dec 2022

Philip Rieff, known as the former husband of Susan Sontag, was a conservative sociologist who criticized American society as violent and doomed.

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(How) Can we Know Orthodox Judaism is True?

Steven Gotlib in Lehrhaus · 21 Jun 2022

The book review discusses the question of how we can know if Orthodox Judaism is true.

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Jeff Bloom: Some Guy Wrote a Book about Jewish Theology [Rationality 1/4]

18forty · 14 Jun 2022

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Jeff Bloom discusses the assumptions made by Orthodox Judaism about ideology and how faith is grounded without irrefutable evidence.

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Steven Smith on Persecution and the Art of Writing

Tikvah · 9 Jun 2022

In this podcast episode, Yale professor Steven Smith discusses the essay "Persecution and the Art of Writing" by German Jewish philosopher Leo Strauss.

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Steven Smith on Persecution and the Art of Writing

Tikvah · 9 Jun 2022

Yale professor Steven Smith discusses the essay "Persecution and the Art of Writing" by Leo Strauss, a German Jewish philosopher.

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When Should Leaders Break the Law?

Blake Smith in Tablet · 6 Apr 2022

The article discusses the question of when leaders should break the law in times of emergencies.

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The Professor of Apocalypse

Blake Smith in Tablet · 22 Feb 2022

The Professor of Apocalypse is a biography of Jacob Taubes, a significant yet underappreciated thinker of the late 20th century.

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A Guide of the Perplexed

Warren Zev Harvey in Tablet · 8 Jan 2021

This article discusses Shelomo Dov Goitein's review of the 1963 University of Chicago edition of Maimonides' "Guide of the Perplexed."

0 History Philosophy

Scholem!: From Berlin to Jerusalem to My House

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 25 Sep 2019

The text recounts a personal interaction with Gershom Scholem, a prominent Jewish scholar of mysticism, at an event in Jerusalem.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

When Rambam Met the Izhbitser Rebbe: Response to a Straussian Reading of Hilkhot Teshuvah

Bezalel Naor in Lehrhaus · 27 Dec 2018

In response to Leo Strauss's notion of authors writing on multiple levels, including an esoteric one, scholar Bezalel Safran applies this idea to Maimonides' works such as Mishneh Torah.

0 History Art

Letters, Spring 2017

Jewish Review of Books · 27 Mar 2017

The Letters section of the Spring 2017 issue explores various aspects of Jewish culture and history.

0 History Leadership

Three Portraits of Jewish Excellence—at 29

Eric Cohen in Jewish Review of Books · 4 Jan 2017

The text discusses the concept of Jewish excellence through the lens of three influential figures: David Ben-Gurion, Leo Strauss, and Joseph Soloveitchik.

0 Philosophy Literature

Do You Want to Know a Secret?

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 17 Jun 2015

The author reflects on a conversation about philosopher Leo Strauss and his idea of esoteric writing, where authors hide true meanings to protect themselves and society.

0 Communities Philosophy

Jewish Identity and Its Discontents

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

The text discusses Jewish identity and the challenges surrounding it, focusing on how individuals grapple with their Jewishness in a modern context.

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