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Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was a German-American political philosopher whose writings focused on the relationship of philosophy to civil society. He theorized that Western civilization was founded upon two chief philosophical pillars: the Greco-Roman ("Athens") and the Judeo-Christian ("Jerusalem"), and that this premodern philosophy was preferable to Enlightenment ideals and concepts such as liberal progress, historical relativism, or social science.

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• Leo Strauss

  http://members.tripod.com/Cato1/strauss-bio.htm
  A short biography of Leo Strauss by David McBryde, Sydney, Australia

• Leo Strauss

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Strauss
  Biography, ideas, bibliography and references on the American philosopher in the free encyclopedia.

• Leo Strauss and Intelligence Strategy

  http://rightweb.irc-online.org/rw/772.html
  Article presenting a short analysis of the philosopher's teaching by Tom Barry in Right Web.

• Leo Strauss and the Grand Inquisitor

  http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=library&page=drury_24_4
  Article by Shadia B. Drury in the online publication of the Council for Secular Humanism.

• Leo Strauss and the Noble Lie : The Neo-Cons at War

  http://www.logosjournal.com/issue_3.2/mason.htm
  Article by John G. Mason in Logos (Spring 2004).

• Leo Strauss and the Rhetoric of the War on Terror

  http://www.logosjournal.com/issue_3.2/xenos.htm
  Article by Nicholas Xenos in Logos Journal (Spring 2004).

• Leo Strauss and the Straussians

  http://www.jstor.org/pss/420488
  An article relaying the advance of Straussian thinkers in political science, the impact of Allan Bloom, and contrasts between the approaches of Strauss and Bloom by Gregory Bruce Smith. [login required]

• Leo Strauss' Philosophy of Deception

  http://www.alternet.org/story/15935
  Article presenting the philosopher's supposed influence on neoconservative politics in the U.S.A. by Jim Lobe on AlterNet.

• Leo Strauss's Platonism

  http://www2.swgc.mun.ca/animus/articles/volume%204/roberts4.pdf
  Essay by Neil Robertson. Argues that Strauss anachronistically ascribed modern concerns to premodern philosophy.

• Leo Strauss, Conservative Mastermind

  http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=1233
  Article by Robert Locke presenting an overview of the major tenets of Straussian analysis, as well as common criticisms, in FrontPage Magazine.

• Leo Strauss, Fascist Godfather of the Neo-Cons

  http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2003/3011profile_strauss.html
  Article presenting a critical position about the philosopher's supposed influence on rightist and conservative political movements in the U.S.A. by Jeffrey Steinberg in Executive Intelligence Review.

• Leo Strauss: What Is Liberal Education?

  http://www.ditext.com/strauss/liberal.html
  A 1959 commencement address discussing the nature and challenges of liberal education.

• Natural Right and History

  http://olincenter.uchicago.edu/straussconference.htm
  Schedule and background of two conferences on the fiftieth anniversary of Strauss' most popular work, at the University of Chicago and Michigan State University.

• Noble lies and perpetual war: Leo Strauss, the neocons, and Iraq

  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5010.htm
  Do the philosopher's ideas have a real influence on Bush administration’s world outlook ? Danny Postel interviews Shadia Drury in openDemocracy.

• Straussians vs. Paleoconservatives

  http://www.unz.com/pgottfried/straussians-vs-paleoconservatives/
  Paul Gottfried column at LewRockwell.com offering several criticisms of Leo Strauss's political philosophy as rationalist, neo-conservative, universalist, and otherwise un-conservative.

• What was Leo Strauss up to ?

  http://www.nationalaffairs.com/doclib/20080710_20031532whatwasleostraussuptostevenlenzner.pdf
  Article by Steven Lenzner and William Kristol in The Public Interest (no. 153, Fall 2003).

• Yahoo! Groups: Leo-Strauss

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/leo-strauss/
  A forum for thoughtful discussion of the ideas and works of Leo Strauss.

• Yahoo! Groups: strauss-reading

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/strauss-reading/
  A reading list intended for slow readings of particular works by Leo Strauss, sponsored by The Free Lance Academy.

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