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Altini, Carlo

Tra gli antichi e i moderni : Qabbalah e filosofia in Gershom Scholem e Leo Strauss

2019 - Franco Angeli

59-85 p.

  • The philosophical dialogue between Gershom Scholem and Leo Strauss begins in the years of Weimar Republic and continues until 1973, when Strauss dies in the United States. Their confrontation - that is achieved in their correspondence of the years 1933-1973 - covers many themes, especially the status of Jewish culture in the twentieth century, the crisis of Modernity, the relationships between philosophy and revelation, and the debate on ancients and moderns. This confrontation reveals not only evident differences between Scholem and Strauss, but also a common cultural and philosophical ground admitted by both in their discussions on the role of myth, the nature of esotericism, the historical meaning of the State of Israel, and the relationships between politics and religion.
  • But their philosophical differences are clear, for example in the evaluation of messianism (positive for Scholem, negative for Strauss), in the consideration of Maimonides' heritage, and in their different reference to the model that is necessary to overcome the modern crisis: Qabbalah for Scholem, classical political philosophy for Strauss. [Publisher's text].

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Rivista di storia della filosofia : LXXIV, 1, 2019