German Stranger: Leo Strauss and National Socialism

By William H.F. Altman and William H. F. Altman

Book Overview

The German Stranger provides a guide to Leo Strauss that situates his thought in the context of National Socialism; by destroying any middle ground between 'Athens' and 'Jerusalem, ' Strauss undermined modernity's secular bulwark against political theology. Once National Socialism is understood as an atheistic religion re-enacted by post-Revelation 'philosophers, ' the German avatar of Plato's Athenian Stranger can be recognized as its principal theoretician.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739147382
• ISBN13: 9780739147382
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 618 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"