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Strauss’s Political Philosophy Of Hobbes

Posted on:2014-05-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X K LuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2256330425467202Subject:Political Theory
Abstract/Summary:
The study of Leo Strauss has propounded the political philosophy, which laid itsimportant position in the entire political philosophy. In all of study of Strauss, Thestudies of his political philosophy throughout their entire academic career, this showsthe importance to the political philosophy of Hobbes. Of course, Strauss has affectedthe political philosophy of Hobbes’s views; it also has the deep consistency anddifferences. This consistency reflects the never change of the same theological acrossall his lifetime for Strauss——political research theme, this difference reflects hisviews from early time to the late time, all the course has showed thinking matures andchange.Everyone recognized the maturity of Strauss’s political philosophy view; the signis “the persecution and the art of writing,“Accordingly this, Strauss’s politicalphilosophy can be divided into two periods. Accordingly the standard above, as animportant part of Strauss’s political philosophy, Strauss works on Hobbes’s politicalphilosophy is also divided the two periods. Pre Strauss Hobbes’s political philosophyof Hobbes can be called former Strauss study, this period Strauss focuses on thesituation problem and enlightenment of the Jews——theological dispute. It studiesthe political philosophy of Hobbes separately and throughout all these themes.For the later, Strauss has focused on the crisis of westerners and the battle betweenthe ancient and now, putting the political philosophy of Hobbes under their politicaland philosophical system. Hobbes’ studies in Strauss Hobbes’s political philosophyreflect the late research topics. We divided the research into two periods, not forfracture, but for showing a perfect and whole process. Pre-Strauss politicalPhilosophy of Hobbes has laid an important foundation for later studies, and alsoreflects the ideological differences between pre-and post-Strauss, this can highlightthe superiority of late mature thinking.This paper is divided into pre-and post, which trying to show the completepicture of Strauss Political Philosophy of Hobbes and giving reviews. The structure ofthe article has been divided into four parts: the first part discusses the interpretation ofHobbes Strauss’s political philosophy career phasing; the second part include the research of pre-Strauss Political Philosophy of Hobbes; the third part discusses thelate research of Strauss political Philosophy of Hobbes; the fourth part has evaluatedStrauss’s Hobbes’ political philosophy studies.
Keywords/Search Tags:Strauss, Hobbes, political philosophy
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