Leo Strauss and the Politics of Exile

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene R. Sheppard
Keyword(s):  
Leo Strauss

Spinoza’s Afterlife in Judaism and the Task of Modern Jewish Philosophy

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Emmanuel Levinas ◽  
Leo Strauss ◽  
Philosophical Significance ◽  
Jewish Philosophy ◽  
Jewish Intellectuals

This article examines Baruch Spinoza’s legacy within Judaism and his impact on modern Jewish philosophy. It first considers some of the Jewish intellectuals and leaders who have found inspiration or provocation in Spinoza, and then turns to Spinozism in Judaism and the philosophical significance of Spinoza’s reception among the Jews. It then explores the ways in which Spinoza has become a symbol of philosophical tendencies in Jewish self-understanding and concludes by discussing how Spinoza’s symbolic presence signals a dialectic in modern Jewish philosophy concerning various interpretations of Jewish existence and their interaction. More specifically, it looks at three Jewish philosophers who have at one time or another taken an interest in Spinoza, with emphasis on their various responses to him: Leo Strauss, Emil Fackenheim, and Emmanuel Levinas.

Book Review: Leo Strauss: Man of Peace, by Robert Howse

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-277
Author(s):  
Seyla Benhabib
Keyword(s):  
Leo Strauss
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