THE TRUTH ABOUT LEO STRAUSS: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Book ID/图书代码： 13560007B10482
English Summary/英文概要： Is Leo Strauss truly an intellectual forebear of neoconservatism and a powerful force in shaping Bush administration foreign policy? The Truth about Leo Strauss puts this question to rest, revealing for the first time how the popular media came to perpetuate such an oversimplified view of such a complex and wide-ranging philosopher. More important, it corrects our perception of Strauss, providing the best general introduction available to the political thought of this misunderstood figure.
Catherine and Michael Zuckert—both former students of Strauss—guide readers here to a nuanced understanding of how Strauss’s political thought fits into his broader philosophy. Challenging the ideas that Strauss was an inflexible conservative who followed in the footsteps of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Carl Schmitt, the Zuckerts contend that Strauss’s signature idea was the need for a return to the ancients. This idea, they show, stemmed from Strauss’s belief that modern thought, with its relativism and nihilism, undermines healthy politics and even the possibility of real philosophy. Identifying this view as one of Strauss’s three core propositions—America is modern, modernity is bad, and America is good—they conclude that Strauss was a sober defender of liberal democracy, aware of both its strengths and its weaknesses.
The Zuckerts finish, appropriately, by examining the varied work of Strauss’s numerous students and followers, revealing the origins—rooted in the tensions within his own thought—oftheir split into opposing camps. Balanced and accessible, The Truth about Leo Strauss is a must-read for anyone who wants to more fully comprehend this enigmatic philosopher and his much-disputed legacy.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 列奥•施特劳斯被视为新保守主义的思想鼻祖，具有塑形布什政府外交政策的强大力量。真相果真如此吗？一种普遍的观念认为，施特劳斯追随尼采、海德格尔和卡尔•施米特的足迹而属灵活变通的保守派。本书作者对此提出质疑，他们主张施特劳斯的标志性思想乃“返回古典”，这是由于施特劳斯相信，现代思想与相随而来的相对主义和虚无主义暗中破坏了政治健全，甚至影响了真正的哲学的可能性。他们由此推断，施特劳斯是自由主义民主清醒的捍卫者：他既认识到自由主义民主的优势，也意识到它的劣势。本书还考查了施特劳斯众多学生及追随者们形色各异的作品，揭示他们分裂为对立阵营的起因——源于施特劳斯本人思想内部的紧张关系。对于希望更充分理解这位谜样的哲学家与其极具争议的思想遗产的读者而言，本书是一部必读之作。（LYR）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 本书写得不偏不倚且极具洞察力。它破除了种种神话（无论由施特劳斯的朋友还是敌人散播的），并且有力地追踪了那些美国思想家彼此冲突的抉择，尽管他们都受惠于施特劳斯。—— William A. Galston，布鲁金斯学会
在我们看来，施特劳斯是一位具有巨大力量、原创性、哲学深度和重要意义的思想家。我们想将他从误解中释放出来，以便那些善于深思的阅读者——在此我们强调是“阅读者”——能以对其思想本身恰当的方式来思考施特劳斯颇受争议和非正统的思想。——凯瑟琳•扎科特、迈克尔•扎科特
凯瑟琳•扎科特和迈克尔•扎科特在思想方面出了很大一份力。他们着手于现代最为人蓄意误解、最遭致不公正诽谤的哲人中的一位，平心静气地对其进行分析并透彻推敲。关于列奥•施特劳斯——他的工作、据称邪恶的政治影响——的言论大多都产自于被误导的政治敌意，对此，扎科特夫妇以泰然自若的姿态拨乱反正。《施特劳斯的真相》，对任何想知道施特劳斯这位难以捉摸的重要思想家思想成就真实情况的读者而言，都有必要一读。——Roger Kimball，《新批评》 编辑和发行人，Encounter books的发行人
Catherine and Michael Zuckert are both Nancy R. Dreux Professors of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. Catherine is the author of two books, including Postmodern Platos, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Michael is the author of three books, including Natural Rights and the New Republicanism.
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