LIBERAL EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY IN LEO STRAUSS 'S THOUGHT
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https://doi.org/10.15691/0718-5448Vol4Iss2a120Keywords:
Leo Strauss, education, Anglo-Saxon tradition, democracyAbstract
The present article intends to investigate the educational dimension of Leo Strauss's thought. To this end, it will firstly attend to his thoughts on education, secondly to the way how Strauss formulates his philosophical and theological ideas, and finally to the role of this education in modem democracies.References
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