Description
On Tyranny is Leo Strauss's classic reading of Xenophon's dialogue Hiero, or Tyrannicus, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. Included are a translation of the dialogue from its original Greek, a critique of Strauss's commentary by the French philosopher Alexandre Kojève, and the complete correspondence between the two. This revised and expanded edition introduces important corrections throughout and expands Strauss's restatement of his position in light of Kojève's commentary to bring it into conformity with the text as it was originally published in France.
Author: Leo Strauss
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 09/13/2013
Pages: 358
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780226030135
ISBN10: 022603013X
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Political
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
Author: Leo Strauss
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 09/13/2013
Pages: 358
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780226030135
ISBN10: 022603013X
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Political
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
About the Author
Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was one of the preeminent political philosophers of the twentieth century. He is the author of many books, among them The Political Philosophy of Hobbes, Natural Right and History, and Spinoza's Critique of Religion, all published by the University of Chicago Press. Victor Gourevitch is the William Griffin Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Wesleyan University. Michael S. Roth is the president of Wesleyan University and the author of several books, including Memory, Trauma, and History.