Leo Strauss's Critique Of Nihilism

Nihilism is a common concern in today's academic circles.It concerns people's value placement,the construction of social order,the reflection on the nature of modern civilization and the prospect of the future of mankind.Since the reform and opening up,China's economy has developed rapidly and made unprecedented achievements.With the acceleration of globalization,all kinds of thoughts in the west come into being and have different impacts on people's thoughts,among which nihilism is a very important branch.Among many scholars who criticize nihilism,Leo Strauss 's insight into modernity is very profound.However,the way of Leo Strauss to overcome the nihilism caused by modernity by returning to ancient times is not only unreasonable,but also unfeasible.In this context,the critical study of nihilism is a very necessary and urgent task for Marxist scholars.Therefore,from this point of view,it is still of great theoretical and practical significance to further deepen the criticism of nihilism on historical materialism.In the discussion of nihilism,the Marxist philosophy circle often criticizes the reality of the modern west with Leo Strauss' s thought as the weapon,but seldom involves the serious response to Leo Strauss.The essence of historical materialism lies in the consideration of historical figures and historical events in the contradictory movement of social production relations.Digging into the ideological resources of overcoming nihilism contained in Marx's historical materialism is of great significance to promote the innovation of Marxist theory and guide the current practice in China.This article in elaborated Leo Strauss to nihilism context on the basis of appearance,from the historical premise of Leo Strauss critical nihilism,Leo Strauss critique of the content of nihilism,Leo Strauss critical nihilism predicament of three dimensions illustrates the Leo Strauss criticisms of nihilism and its trouble analysis,finally from historical materialism field,Leo Strauss criticisms of nihilism.