On Tyranny
内容简介
This work is Strauss' reading of Xenophon's dialogue, "Hiero" or "Tyrannicus", in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. This edition includes a translation of the dialogue, a critique of the commentary by the French philosopher Alexandre Kojeve, Strauss' restatement of his position in light of Kojeve's comments, and the complete Strauss-Kojeve correspondence.
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作者简介
Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was the Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Chicago. His many contributions to political philosophy include The Political Philosophy of Hobbes and Liberalism Ancient and Modern, both published by the University of Chicago Press.
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读书文摘
正是当我们试图说明现代政治思想最深根源的时候，我们将发现给予《希耶罗》以某种注意很有用——且不说不可或缺。如果一个人不把马基雅维利的教义与他拒绝的传统教义相对照，就不能理解他所达到的东西的意义。
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