Between Philosophy and Judaism
Leo Strauss's Skeptical Engagement with Zionism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5305520 |
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| Authors | Simon Taylor (0000-0001-6525-9361, corresponding author), Simon W Taylor |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 95-116 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of Ideas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5037 • E-ISSN: 1086-3222 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jhi.2017.0004 |
| OpenAlex | W2587101214 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article offers an explanation for Leo Strauss’s apparently contradictory views on Israel and the Zionist project. Strauss’s views on Zionism, I argue, are intelligible only within an interpretative framework that allows for the fundamentally open-ended nature of Strauss’s thought. With this in mind, the article demonstrates how Strauss was able to reject the philosophical validity of Zionism even as he maintained a sectarian loyalty to Israel and the Jewish people. These twin identities – what I term “Strauss the Philosopher” and “Strauss the Man” – are justified on the grounds of Strauss’s wider thought
Epistemology · Jewish thought · Judaism · Loyalty · Monotheism · Skepticism · Sociology · Theology · Zionism · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy · Religious studies · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Highly cited | No |
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