Commentary
“Note on the Plan of Beyond Good and Evil”
- Strauss, Leo. "Note on the Plan of Beyond Good and Evil." In Studies in Platonic Philosophy. Chicago: U of Chicago Press, 1983.Excerpt: “[1] Beyond Good and Evil always seemed to me to be the most beautiful of Nietzsche’s books. This impression could be thought to be contradicted by his judgement, for he was inclined to believe that his Zarathustra is the most profound… More“Thinking Nietzsche Through and Leo Strauss’ Recovery of Classical Political Philosophy”
- Baldwin, Christopher. "Thinking Nietzsche Through and Leo Strauss' Recovery of Classical Political Philosophy." Klesis-Revue 19 (2011).Excerpt: “Leo Strauss is best and rightfully known for his recovery and defense of classical political philosophy. As a young man, however, Strauss was fascinated and persuaded by the thought of Nietzsche, a trenchant critic of the thought Strauss would… MoreLeo Strauss Seminar on Nietzsche
- Strauss, Leo. "Transcript of Seminar on Nietzsche." University of Chicago, 1967. Leo Strauss Archives. https://leostrausscenter.uchicago.eduTranscripts of a 1967 seminar course given by Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago on Nietzsche’s works, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morals. Excerpt: It is customary and justified to some extent to speak of… More