{"product_id":"leo-strauss-on-platos-symposium-paperback","title":"Leo Strauss On Plato's Symposium - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeo Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first major piece of unpublished work by Leo Strauss to appear in more than thirty years, this volume offers the public the unprecedented experience of encountering this renowned scholar as his students did. Given as a course in autumn 1959 under the title \"Plato's Political Philosophy,\" these provocative lectures-until now, never published, but instead passed down from one generation of students to the next-show Strauss at his subtle and insightful best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first major piece of unpublished work by Leo Strauss to appear in more than thirty years, \u003ci\u003eLeo Strauss On Plato's Symposium\u003c\/i\u003e offers the public the unprecedented experience of encountering this renowned scholar as his students did. Given as a course in autumn 1959 under the title Plato's Political Philosophy, at the University of Chicago, these transcripts previously had circulated in \u003ci\u003esamizdat\u003c\/i\u003e fashion, passed down from one generation of students to the next. They show Strauss at his best, in his subtle and sometimes indirect style of analysis, which has attracted almost as much commentary as has the content of his thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrauss presents a coherent and complete interpretation of the \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e, proceeding by a meticulous reading from beginning to end. Operating on the once common hypothesis that commentary is an excellent method of expounding the truth, Strauss sheds light not only on the meaning of the dialogue and its place in the Platonic corpus, but also on a host of important topics, including the nature of eros and its place in the overall economy of human life; the perennial quarrel between poetry and philosophy, and the relation of both to piety, politics, and morality; the character of Socrates and the questions of his trial; and many other matters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs provocative as they were a half century ago, these important lectures will be welcomed by students of classics, philosophy, politics, psychology, and political philosophy.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first major piece of unpublished work by Leo Strauss to appear in more than thirty years, \u003ci\u003eLeo Strauss On Plato's \"Symposium\"\u003c\/i\u003e offers the public the unprecedented experience of encountering this renowned scholar as his students did. Given as a course in autumn 1959 under the title \"Plato's Political Philosophy,\" at the University of Chicago, these transcripts previously had circulated in \u003ci\u003esamizdat\u003c\/i\u003e fashion, passed down from one generation of students to the next. They show Strauss at his best, in his subtle and sometimes indirect style of analysis, which has attracted almost as much commentary as has the content of his thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrauss presents a coherent and complete interpretation of the \u003ci\u003eSymposium\u003c\/i\u003e, proceeding by a meticulous reading from beginning to end. Operating on the once common hypothesis that commentary is an excellent method of expounding the truth, Strauss sheds light not only on the meaning of the dialogue and its place in the Platonic corpus, but also on a host of important topics, including the nature of eros and its place in the overall economy of human life; the perennial quarrel between poetry and philosophy, and the relation of both to piety, politics, and morality; the character of Socrates and the questions of his trial; and many other matters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs provocative as they were a half century ago, these important lectures will be welcomed by students of classics, philosophy, politics, psychology, and political philosophy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1973) was the Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Chicago. His many contributions to political philosophy include \u003ci\u003eThe Political Philosophy of Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Tyranny\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth Benardete\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2001) was professor of classics at New York University and the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003ePlato's \"Laws\" The Discovery of Being\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.88 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289616740454,"sku":"9780226776866","price":68.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cExhMjI0OTQvaGhiQ1JQWmJ0d0s1Zz09.webp?v=1766771777","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/leo-strauss-on-platos-symposium-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}