Reading Between The Lines Leo Strauss And The History Of Early Modern Philosophy (new Studies In The History And Historiography Of Philosophy)
by Winfried Schröder /
2015 / English / PDF
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Philosophical texts of the early modern era in which sanctions were
imposed on those who entertained deviating views require a
particular hermeneutical approach: According to Leo Strauss the
interpreter's task is to uncover their 'esoteric' messages. The
contributions both address the methodological problems of Strauss'
hermeneutics and discuss paradigmatic cases of candidates for a
'reading between the lines': Hobbes, Spinoza, and Bayle.
Philosophical texts of the early modern era in which sanctions were
imposed on those who entertained deviating views require a
particular hermeneutical approach: According to Leo Strauss the
interpreter's task is to uncover their 'esoteric' messages. The
contributions both address the methodological problems of Strauss'
hermeneutics and discuss paradigmatic cases of candidates for a
'reading between the lines': Hobbes, Spinoza, and Bayle.
