Leo Strauss in Northeast Asia

Herausgeber: Kwak, Jun-Hyeok; Park, Sungwoo

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the reception of Leo Strauss and his political philosophy in Northeast Asia. By juxtaposing the central idea of Strauss' political philosophy with the question of modernity, the contributors explore the eclectic adaptations of Strauss in Northeast Asian countries as a philosophical appropriation across cultures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9781032086958
• ISBN-10: 1032086955
• Artikelnr.: 62151102

Autorenporträt

Jun-Hyeok Kwak is Professor of the Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai) at Sun Yat-sen University, China. His publications include Republicanism in Northeast Asian Context (Routledge, 2017) and Patriotism in East Asia (Routledge, 2017). Sungwoo Park is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Seoul National University, Korea. His research interests include classical political thought, history of political thought, and international political thought.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: General Overview 1. Introduction: Receptions of Leo Strauss in
Northeast Asia Part 2: Leo Strauss across Culture 2. Leo Strauss and the
Problems of Political Philosophy: A Brief Survey 3. Leo Strauss and the
East-West Dialogue Part 3: The Places of Leo Strauss in Northeast Asia 4.
Studies on Leo Strauss in Japanese Academia 5. Beyond Left and Right: Leo
Strauss in China 6. Leo Strauss, China, and Political Utopianism 7. A
Review of Korean Studies on Leo Strauss Part 4: Leo Strauss and Northeast
Asia 8. Leo Strauss and Ancient Chinese Wisdom 9: Leo Strauss'
Interpretation of the Republic Reconsidered: Limits of Politics in South
Korea 10. Civilization, Morality, and Pluralism: A Straussian Perspective
on Japanese Modernity 11. Reading Leo Strauss in Postmodern East Asia: To
face the contemporary tyranny