Leo Strauss and the Quest for the Other City. Philosophical Speech within the City from al-Fārābī to Plato
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Publication Date:
2018
abstract:
The aim of this essay is to show how the knowledge of al-Fārābī was a turning point in Leo Strauss’ intellectual journey. Reading al-Fārābī’s political philosophy, Strauss recognized philosophical speech as the only place to build the perfect city and then, by means of this realization, he understood Plato’s Republic through the eyes of a medieval Islamic philosopher. In this essay I will trace the steps of Strauss’ discovery of philosophical speech from al-Fārābī’s works to Plato.
Iris type:
2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
List of contributors:
Stella, Federico
Book title:
Praxis des Philosophierens, Praktiken der Historiographie. Perspektiven von der Spätantike bis zur Moderne
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