The latest episode of Conversations Will Bill Kristol, featuring Harvey Mansfield on Leo Strauss:
“The fourth conversation in our ongoing series with the distinguished Harvard political philosopher considers the political philosopher Leo Strauss (1899 – 1973) and the “Straussian school” of philosophy he founded. Mansfield and Kristol discuss key themes in Strauss’s work, including esoteric writing, the quarrel between Ancients and Moderns, and the theological-political problem. Mansfield also reflects on three outstanding students of Strauss: Seth Benardete, Allan Bloom, and Ernest Fortin,” writes the Foundation for Constitutional Government, the sponsor of the series.
