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'''Leo Strauss''' is a German-born philosopher. Raised as an Orthodox Jew, but became an atheist later in life. He escaped to the [[United States]] when the [[Nazi]] party came into power, and became a Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. | '''Leo Strauss''' is a German-born philosopher. Raised as an Orthodox Jew, but became an atheist later in life. He escaped to the [[United States]] when the [[Nazi]] party came into power, and became a Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. | ||
| − | Some of Leo Strauss' students include Justice [[Clarence Thomas]], Supreme Court nominee [[Robert Bork]], Deputy Secretary of Defense [[Paul Wolfowitz]], former Assistant Secretary of State [[Alan Keyes]], former Secretary of Education [[William Bennett]], Weekly Standard editor [[William Kristol]], political philosopher [[Allan Bloom]], former New York Post editorials editor [[John Podhoretz]], former National Endowment for the Humanities Deputy Chairman [[John T. Agresto]]; speech-writer for [[Barry Goldwater]], Harry V. Jaff; former [[FrontPage Magazine]] editor, Robert Locke. Followers of Leo Strauss usually call themself Straussians. | + | Some of Leo Strauss' students include Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]], Supreme Court nominee [[Robert Bork]], Deputy Secretary of Defense [[Paul Wolfowitz]], former Assistant Secretary of State [[Alan Keyes]], former Secretary of Education [[William Bennett]], Weekly Standard editor [[William Kristol]], political philosopher [[Allan Bloom]], former New York Post editorials editor [[John Podhoretz]], former National Endowment for the Humanities Deputy Chairman [[John T. Agresto]]; speech-writer for [[Barry Goldwater]], Harry V. Jaff; former [[FrontPage Magazine]] editor, Robert Locke. Followers of Leo Strauss usually call themself Straussians. |
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Revision as of 03:13, May 29, 2007
Leo Strauss is a German-born philosopher. Raised as an Orthodox Jew, but became an atheist later in life. He escaped to the United States when the Nazi party came into power, and became a Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago.
Some of Leo Strauss' students include Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, former Assistant Secretary of State Alan Keyes, former Secretary of Education William Bennett, Weekly Standard editor William Kristol, political philosopher Allan Bloom, former New York Post editorials editor John Podhoretz, former National Endowment for the Humanities Deputy Chairman John T. Agresto; speech-writer for Barry Goldwater, Harry V. Jaff; former FrontPage Magazine editor, Robert Locke. Followers of Leo Strauss usually call themself Straussians.
References
- Leo Strauss, Conservative Mastermind by Robert Locke.