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Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem (Modern European Philosophy)

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I have yet to come across a more thoroughgoing, reasonable, fair, and profound treatment of Strauss' intention as a thinker and founder of a school of thought. Whether treating of his relation to the neo-cons (or implicitly tackling Drury), or of the scope, manner, and mode of his philosophizing, Meier elucidates Strauss' political philosophy in such a manner that the individuality and "originality" of Strauss can be seen as nothing more than a wonderfuly lucky gift to those who can benefit from his work for the sake of going beyond both their historical horizons and that which is merely "Straussian."

Best of all, though, are the previously unpublished lectures given by Strauss at the end of Meier's book. Reason and Revelation, at least for me, is enormously helpful for working out the conflict between the two insofar as Strauss therein silently provides exceedingly useful escape routes. [close]