The essays collected in Persecution and the Art of Writing all deal with one problem-the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets forth the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by disguising their most controversial and heterodox ideas.
- ISBN10 0226777111
- ISBN13 9780226777115
- Publish Date 15 October 1988
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Chicago Press
- Edition Univ of Chicago PR ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 214
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9780226777115