This concise and accessible introduction to Strauss's thought provides, for wider audience, a bridge to his more complex theoretical work. Editor Pangle has gathered five of Strauss's previously unpublished lectures and five hard-to-find published writings and has arranged them so as to demonstrate the systematic progression of the major themes that underlay Strauss's mature wo...(展开全部)

本书编者：托马斯·潘戈(Thomas L.Pangle，又译潘格尔、潘高)，美国当代著名政治哲学、法哲学家。美国德克萨斯州立大学奥斯汀分校人文学院教授、杰斐逊古典文献研修中心主人、施特劳斯学派第三代代表人物之一、施特劳斯学派东岸领军人物之一、加拿大皇家学院终身成员、德国巴伐利亚科学学会海森堡纪念讲席客座教授。 1944年潘戈生与美国纽约州加弗努尔（Gouverneur, New York），1966年在康奈尔大学拿到文学学士学位（Bachelor of Arts degree，B.A.）。当时阿兰·布鲁姆(Allan Bloom，1930年9月14日-1992年10月7日)正在康奈尔（1963-1970），潘戈在布鲁姆指导下学了政治哲学。传说布鲁姆激发了许多人对政治哲学的兴趣，潘戈显然位列其中。毕业之后他继续深造，去芝加哥大学读了博士。传说他是要追随...(展开全部)

This concise and accessible introduction to Strauss's thought provides, for wider audience, a bridge to his more complex theoretical work. Editor Pangle has gathered five of Strauss's previously unpublished lectures and five hard-to-find published writings and has arranged them so as to demonstrate the systematic progression of the major themes that underlay Strauss's mature wo...(展开全部)

Leo Strauss and his alleged political influence regarding the Iraq War have in recent years been the subject of significant media attention, including stories in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.Time magazine even called him “one of the most influential men in American politics.” With The Truth about Leo Strauss, Michael and Catherine Zuckert challenged the many claim...(展开全部)

Leo Strauss and his alleged political influence regarding the Iraq War have in recent years been the subject of significant media attention, including stories in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.Time magazine even called him “one of the most influential men in American politics.” With The Truth about Leo Strauss, Michael and Catherine Zuckert challenged the many claim...(展开全部)

The Enduring Importance of Leo Strauss takes on the crucial task of separating what is truly important in the work of Leo Strauss from the ephemeral politics associated with his school. Laurence Lampert focuses on exotericism: the use of artful rhetoric to simultaneously communicate a socially responsible message to the public at large and a more radical message of philosophic ...(展开全部)

For many of us, classical music is something serious-something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for everyone and is accessible to all. Ranging from Gregorian chant to Handel's Messiah, from Vivaldi's The ...(展开全部)