5/22/2023 0 Comments The truth strauss![]() ![]() The Zuckerts set the record straight with graceful aplomb. Most of what you hear about Leo Strauss-his work, his supposedly malign political influence-is the product of misguided political animus. They have taken one of the most willfully misunderstood and unfairly vilified philosophers of modern times and treated him to the lucid scrutiny of dispassionate analysis. “Catherine and Michael Zuckert have performed a signal intellectual service. Their judgments are balanced yet sharp, exceptionally well informed, and persuasive.”-Rogers M. “Writing with their typical thoughtfulness and scrupulous care, Catherine and Michael Zuckert dispel many distortions and misunderstandings in their invaluable account of The Truth about Leo Strauss. ![]() ![]() It dispels myths promulgated by both friends and foes and persuasively traces the conflicting paths that American thinkers indebted to Strauss have taken.”-William Galston, Brookings Institution ![]() “ The Truth about Leo Strauss is the most balanced and insightful book yet written about Strauss's thought, students, and political influence. ![]()
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