Commentary

• On Strauss on Rousseau

  - Victor Gourevitch, “On Strauss on Rousseau” in The Challenge of Rousseau, edited by Eve Grace and Christopher Kelly (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013).
  Excerpt: Im Sinn der Philosophie ist es durchaus Pflicht, die falschen Ansichten zu missbilligen, zu verwerfen. Freilich muss man auch den Falschen, verwerflichen Ansichten gerecht werden. –Strauss, GS 2: 409 Strauss discussed Rousseau from first to last,… More

• Leo Strauss Seminar on Rousseau

  - Strauss, Leo. "Transcript of Seminar on Rousseau." University of Chicago, 1962. Leo Strauss Archives. https://leostrausscenter.uchicago.edu  
  Transcripts to a seminar given by Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago in 1962. Excerpt: Leo Strauss: I will speak about Rousseau in general and, starting from the most external side, of the way in which he is generally discussed today in this country. To… More