title: Leo Strauss and the Recovery of Medieval Political Philosophy (Rochester Studies in Medieval Political Thought)
author:  Joshua Parens 
description: Joshua Parens presents a clear, highly readable account of how Leo Strauss approached the major themes of medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy as set forth in the writings of Alfarabi and Maimonides. He shows the pertinence of Strauss's investigations for questions of importance to human beings today, when Strauss was writing, and when the authors first addressed them. --Charles Butterworth, University of Maryland <br /><br />Joshua Parens has written an important and useful work for the study of both the Straussian project and political philosophy more broadly. Parens explains here the meaning of Strauss's difficult writings on medieval political philosophy and shows how his study of this tradition enabled him to rediscover the enduring character of political philosophy. --Steven Frankel, Xavier University
zlib_text: Brill’s Companion to Leo Strauss’ Writings on Classical Political Thought
  
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  Brill’s Companions to
  Classical Reception
  Series Editor
  Kyriakos N. Demetriou
  VOLUME 4
  
  Brill’s Companion to Leo Strauss’ 
  Writings on Classical  
  Political Thought
  Edited by
  Timothy W. Burns
  LEIDEN | BOSTON
  
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