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Leo Strauss

Leo Strauss (September 20, 1899 – October 18, 1973) was a German-American political philosopher and historian of philosophy whose work greatly influenced twentieth-century political theory in the United States and the study of classical political thought. He is known best for his interpretation of ancient and medieval philosophy, his account of classical…

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Education
University of Marburg · University of Hamburg (PhD) · University of Freiburg
Born
(1899-09-20)September 20, 1899 Kirchhain, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died
October 18, 1973(1973-10-18) (aged 74) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Ernst Cassirer
Doctoral students
Seth Benardete · Allan Bloom · Christopher Bruell · Werner Dannhauser · Harry Jaffa
Era
Contemporary philosophy

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Doctoral students · 8
Leo Strauss → Allan Bloom, Christopher Bruell, Harry Jaffa, Muhsin Mahdi, Ralph Lerner, Seth Benardete, Stanley Rosen, Werner Dannhauser
Institutions · 8
Leo Strauss → Claremont McKenna College, Columbia University, Hamilton College, Higher Institute for Jewish Studies, St. John's College, The New School, University of Cambridge, University of Chicago
Notable ideas · 8
Leo Strauss → Ancient liberalism, Criticism of positivism, moral relativism, historicism, liberalism, and nihilism, Noetic heterogeneity, Reductio ad Hitlerum, Reopening the quarrel of the ancients and the moderns, The distinction between esoteric and exoteric writing, The ends of politics and philosophy as irreducible to one another, The unresolvable tension between reason and revelation
Notable students · 8
Leo Strauss → Catherine Zuckert, George Anastaplo, Herbert Storing, Joseph Cropsey, Michael Zuckert, Murray Dry, Thomas Pangle, Walter Berns
Education · 3
Leo Strauss → University of Freiburg, University of Hamburg (PhD), University of Marburg

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Leo StraussBorn(1899-09-20)September 20, 1899 Kirchhain, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire1.00infobox
Leo StraussDiedOctober 18, 1973(1973-10-18) (aged 74) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.1.00infobox
Leo StraussDoctoral advisorErnst Cassirer1.00infobox
Leo StraussDoctoral studentsSeth Benardete1.00infobox
Leo StraussDoctoral studentsAllan Bloom1.00infobox
Leo StraussDoctoral studentsChristopher Bruell1.00infobox
Leo StraussDoctoral studentsWerner Dannhauser1.00infobox
Leo StraussDoctoral studentsHarry Jaffa1.00infobox
Leo StraussDoctoral studentsRalph Lerner1.00infobox
Leo StraussDoctoral studentsMuhsin Mahdi1.00infobox
Leo StraussDoctoral studentsStanley Rosen1.00infobox
Leo StraussEducationUniversity of Marburg1.00infobox
Leo StraussEducationUniversity of Hamburg (PhD)1.00infobox
Leo StraussEducationUniversity of Freiburg1.00infobox
Leo StraussEraContemporary philosophy1.00infobox
Leo StraussInstitutionsHigher Institute for Jewish Studies1.00infobox
Leo StraussInstitutionsColumbia University1.00infobox
Leo StraussInstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge1.00infobox
Leo StraussInstitutionsThe New School1.00infobox
Leo StraussInstitutionsHamilton College1.00infobox
Leo StraussInstitutionsUniversity of Chicago1.00infobox
Leo StraussInstitutionsClaremont McKenna College1.00infobox
Leo StraussInstitutionsSt. John's College1.00infobox
Leo StraussMain interestsPolitical philosophy1.00infobox
Leo StraussMain interestsHistory of philosophy (especially Greek, Islamic, Jewish and continental philosophy)1.00infobox
Leo StraussMain interestsPhilosophy of religion1.00infobox
Leo StraussNotable ideasNoetic heterogeneity1.00infobox
Leo StraussNotable ideasThe ends of politics and philosophy as irreducible to one another1.00infobox
Leo StraussNotable ideasThe unresolvable tension between reason and revelation1.00infobox
Leo StraussNotable ideasCriticism of positivism, moral relativism, historicism, liberalism, and nihilism1.00infobox

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