Jewish Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity by Leo Strauss,... - 9780791427743

Jewish Philosophy and the Crisis of ModernityEssays and Lectures in Modern Jewish Thought\nAuthor(s): Leo Strauss, Kenneth Hart Green, Kenneth Hart Green\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9780791427743, 978-0791427743\nSynopsis\nExplores the impact on Jews and Judaism of the crisis of modernity, analyzing modern Jewish dilemmas and providing a prescription for their resolution.\n\nThis is the first book to bring together the major essays and lectures of Leo Strauss in the field of modern Jewish thought. It contains some of his most famous published writings, as well as significant writings which were previously unpublished. Spanning almost 30 years of continuously deepening reflection, the book presents the full range of Strauss's contributions as a modern Jewish thinker.\n\nThese essays and lectures also offer Strauss's mature considerations of some of the great figures in modern Je.