{"product_id":"leo-strauss-on-hegel-9780226816784","title":"Leo Strauss on Hegel","description":"In the winter of 1965, Leo Strauss taught a seminar on Hegel at the University of Chicago. While Strauss neither considered himself a Hegelian nor wrote about Hegel at any length, his writings contain intriguing references to the philosopher, particularly in connection with his studies of Hobbes, in his debate in \u003ci\u003eOn Tyranny\u003c\/i\u003e with Alexandre Kojève; and in his account of the \"three waves\" of modern political philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeo Strauss on Hegel\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs Strauss's seminar on Hegel, supplemented by passages from an earlier version of the seminar from which only fragments of a transcript remain. Strauss focused his seminar on the lectures collected in \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of History\u003c\/i\u003e, which he considered more accessible than Hegel's written works. In his own lectures on Hegel, Strauss continues his project of demonstrating how modern philosophers related to ancient thought and explores the development and weaknesses of modern political theory. Strauss is especially concerned with the relationship in Hegel between empirical history and his philosophy of history, and he argues for the primacy of religion in Hegel's understanding of history and society. In addition to a relatively complete transcript, \u003ci\u003eLeo Strauss on Hegel\u003c\/i\u003e also includes annotations, which bring context and clarity to the text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1973) was one of the preeminent political philosophers of the twentieth century. From 1949 to 1968 he was professor of political science at the University of Chicago. He is the author of many books, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Political Philosophy of Hobbes, Natural Right and History, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpinoza's Critique of Religion, \u003c\/i\u003e all published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cb\u003ePaul Franco\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of government and chair of the Government and Legal Studies Department at Bowdoin College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50381071188242,"sku":"9780226816784","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9730f6fe-64b1-4b12-b14e-202f944805a3.jpg?v=1728693119","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leo-strauss-on-hegel-9780226816784","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}