Strauss, Leo
Overview
| Works: | 626 works in 2,646 publications in 12 languages and 87,457 library holdings |
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| Genres: | History Criticism, interpretation, etc Literary criticism Controversial literature Commentaries Personal correspondence Manuscripts |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Compiler, Other, Author of introduction, Honoree, Contributor, Creator, win, 080, Correspondent, 070, Dedicator |
| Classifications: | BM545, 320.01 |
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Most widely held works about
Leo Strauss
- Leo Strauss and the politics of American empire by Anne Norton( )
- Reading Leo Strauss : politics, philosophy, Judaism by Steven B Smith( )
- God interrupted : heresy and the European imagination between the world wars by Benjamin Lazier( )
- The truth about Leo Strauss : political philosophy and American democracy by Catherine H Zuckert( )
- The Crisis of liberal democracy : a Straussian perspective( )
- Disturbing revelation : Leo Strauss, Eric Voegelin, and the Bible by John J Ranieri( )
- The idea of Enlightenment : a post-mortem study by Robert C Bartlett( )
- Progressive minds, conservative politics : Leo Strauss's later writings on Maimonides by Aryeh Tepper( )
- Reason and revelation before historicism : Strauss and Fackenheim by Sharon Portnoff( )
- Leo Strauss and the crisis of rationalism : another reason, another enlightenment by Corine Pelluchon( )
- Between Athens and Jerusalem : philosophy, prophecy, and politics in Leo Strauss's early thought by David Janssens( )
- Leo Strauss and the politics of exile : the making of a political philosopher by Eugene R Sheppard( )
- Jew and philosopher : the return to Maimonides in the Jewish thought of Leo Strauss by Kenneth Hart Green( )
- Leo Strauss and the conservative movement in America : a critical appraisal by Paul Gottfried( )
- Leo Strauss and Emmanuel Levinas : philosophy and the politics of revelation by Leora Faye Batnitzky( )
- The German stranger : Leo Strauss and national socialism by William H. F Altman( )
- Leo Strauss, education, and political thought( )
- Leo Strauss and the theological-political problem by Heinrich Meier( )
- Heidegger, Strauss, and the premises of philosophy on original forgetting by Richard L Velkley( )
- Leo Strauss : an introduction to his thought and intellectual legacy by Thomas L Pangle( )
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Most widely held works by
Leo Strauss
History of political philosophy by
Leo Strauss(
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85 editions published between 1957 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 2,480 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"An ... introduction to the thought of contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by experts on the various philosophers ... The third edition ... has been expanded to include Thucydides and Xenophon ... and ... Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. An essay has been added ... on the deceased editor, Leo Strauss. New essays have been written on Aristotle, Burke, and Bentham and James Mill ... the contributors to this volume aim at encouraging the reader to understand the work of each philosopher as he himself did, rather than as a phenomenon of intellectual or social history"--Publisher's description
85 editions published between 1957 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 2,480 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"An ... introduction to the thought of contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by experts on the various philosophers ... The third edition ... has been expanded to include Thucydides and Xenophon ... and ... Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. An essay has been added ... on the deceased editor, Leo Strauss. New essays have been written on Aristotle, Burke, and Bentham and James Mill ... the contributors to this volume aim at encouraging the reader to understand the work of each philosopher as he himself did, rather than as a phenomenon of intellectual or social history"--Publisher's description
Philosophy and law : contributions to the understanding of Maimonides and his predecessors by
Leo Strauss(
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23 editions published between 1987 and 1995 in English and held by 2,239 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
23 editions published between 1987 and 1995 in English and held by 2,239 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Natural right and history by
Leo Strauss(
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120 editions published between 1940 and 2011 in 9 languages and held by 2,196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work examines the problem of natural right and argues that there is a firm foundation in reality for the distinction between right and wrong in ethics and politics
120 editions published between 1940 and 2011 in 9 languages and held by 2,196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work examines the problem of natural right and argues that there is a firm foundation in reality for the distinction between right and wrong in ethics and politics
Jewish philosophy and the crisis of modernity : essays and lectures in modern Jewish thought by
Leo Strauss(
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17 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and Portuguese and held by 2,140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the first book to bring together the major essays and lectures of Leo Strauss in the field of modern Jewish thought. It contains some of his most famous published writings, as well as significant writings which were previously unpublished. Spanning almost 30 years of continuously deepening reflection, the book presents the full range of Strauss's contributions as a modern Jewish thinker. These essays and lectures cumulatively point toward the "postcritical" reconstruction of Judaism which Strauss envisioned, suggesting in rebuild along Maimonidean lines. Thus, the book lends credence to the view that Strauss was able to uncover and probe the crisis at the heart of modern Jewish thought and history, perhaps with greater profundity than any other contemporary Jewish thinker
17 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and Portuguese and held by 2,140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the first book to bring together the major essays and lectures of Leo Strauss in the field of modern Jewish thought. It contains some of his most famous published writings, as well as significant writings which were previously unpublished. Spanning almost 30 years of continuously deepening reflection, the book presents the full range of Strauss's contributions as a modern Jewish thinker. These essays and lectures cumulatively point toward the "postcritical" reconstruction of Judaism which Strauss envisioned, suggesting in rebuild along Maimonidean lines. Thus, the book lends credence to the view that Strauss was able to uncover and probe the crisis at the heart of modern Jewish thought and history, perhaps with greater profundity than any other contemporary Jewish thinker
The political philosophy of Hobbes, its basis and its genesis by
Leo Strauss(
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89 editions published between 1936 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,856 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this classic analysis, Leo Strauss pinpoints what is original and innovative in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that Hobbes's ideas arose not from tradition or science but from his own deep knowledge and experience of human nature. Tracing the development of Hobbes's moral doctrine from his early writings to his major work The Leviathan, Strauss explains contradictions in the body of Hobbes's work and discovers startling connections between Hobbes and the thought of Plato, Thucydides, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, and Hegel.
89 editions published between 1936 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 1,856 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this classic analysis, Leo Strauss pinpoints what is original and innovative in the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. He argues that Hobbes's ideas arose not from tradition or science but from his own deep knowledge and experience of human nature. Tracing the development of Hobbes's moral doctrine from his early writings to his major work The Leviathan, Strauss explains contradictions in the body of Hobbes's work and discovers startling connections between Hobbes and the thought of Plato, Thucydides, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, and Hegel.
Spinoza's critique of religion by
Leo Strauss(
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35 editions published between 1965 and 1997 in English and German and held by 1,659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Leo Strauss articulates the conflict between reason and revelation as he explores Spinoza's scientific, comparative, and textual treatment of the Bible. Strauss compares Spinoza's Theologico-political Treatise and the Epistles, showing their relation to critical controversy on religion from Epicurus and Lucretius through Uriel da Costa and Isaac Peyrere to Thomas Hobbes. Strauss's autobiographical Preface, traces his dilemmas as a young liberal intellectual in Germany during the Weimar Republic, as a scholar in exile, and as a leader of American philosophical thought.<br
35 editions published between 1965 and 1997 in English and German and held by 1,659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Leo Strauss articulates the conflict between reason and revelation as he explores Spinoza's scientific, comparative, and textual treatment of the Bible. Strauss compares Spinoza's Theologico-political Treatise and the Epistles, showing their relation to critical controversy on religion from Epicurus and Lucretius through Uriel da Costa and Isaac Peyrere to Thomas Hobbes. Strauss's autobiographical Preface, traces his dilemmas as a young liberal intellectual in Germany during the Weimar Republic, as a scholar in exile, and as a leader of American philosophical thought.<br
Thoughts on Machiavelli by
Leo Strauss(
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64 editions published between 1957 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is an expanded version of four lectures delivered by the author at the University of Chicago in 1953
64 editions published between 1957 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is an expanded version of four lectures delivered by the author at the University of Chicago in 1953
Liberalism, ancient and modern by
Leo Strauss(
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50 editions published between 1968 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 1,362 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Prefacio 1. ¿Qué es la educación liberal? 2. La educación liberal y la responsabilidad 3. El liberalismo de la filosofía política clásica 4. Sobre el 'Minos' 5. Notas sobre Lucrecio 6. Cómo empezar a estudiar la 'Guía de Perplejos' 7. Marsilio de Padua 8. Un epílogo 9. Prefacio a 'Crítica de la religión de Spinoza' 10. Perspectivas sobre la buena sociedad Índice de nombres
50 editions published between 1968 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 1,362 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Prefacio 1. ¿Qué es la educación liberal? 2. La educación liberal y la responsabilidad 3. El liberalismo de la filosofía política clásica 4. Sobre el 'Minos' 5. Notas sobre Lucrecio 6. Cómo empezar a estudiar la 'Guía de Perplejos' 7. Marsilio de Padua 8. Un epílogo 9. Prefacio a 'Crítica de la religión de Spinoza' 10. Perspectivas sobre la buena sociedad Índice de nombres
The city and man by
Leo Strauss(
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61 editions published between 1964 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"An enlarged version of the Page-Barbour lectures ... delivered at the University of Virginia in the spring of 1962." Bibliographical footnotes
61 editions published between 1964 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"An enlarged version of the Page-Barbour lectures ... delivered at the University of Virginia in the spring of 1962." Bibliographical footnotes
What is political philosophy? and other studies by
Leo Strauss(
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61 editions published between 1957 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ben shu nei rong bao kuo:shen me shi zheng zhi zhe xue?Zheng zhi zhe xue yu li shi, Lun gu dian zheng zhi zhe xue, Mai meng ni de lun zheng zhi ke xue deng
61 editions published between 1957 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ben shu nei rong bao kuo:shen me shi zheng zhi zhe xue?Zheng zhi zhe xue yu li shi, Lun gu dian zheng zhi zhe xue, Mai meng ni de lun zheng zhi ke xue deng
Leo Strauss : the early writings, 1921-1932 by
Leo Strauss(
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14 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 1,222 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This translation of eighteen virtually unknown early publications provides access for the first time to the origins of Leo Strauss's thought in the intellectual life of the German Jewish 'renaissance' in the 1920s. Themes range from the Enlightenment critique of the religion of Spinoza and the anti-critique of Jacobi, to the political Zionism of Herzl and the cultural Zionism of Buber and Ahad Ha'am. The essays and reviews reprinted in this volume document a youth caught in the theological-political conflict between the irretrievability of premodern religion and the disenchantedness of honest atheism, an impossible alternative that precipitated Strauss to seek out the possibility of a return to the level of natural ignorance presupposed in Socratic political philosophy
14 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 1,222 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This translation of eighteen virtually unknown early publications provides access for the first time to the origins of Leo Strauss's thought in the intellectual life of the German Jewish 'renaissance' in the 1920s. Themes range from the Enlightenment critique of the religion of Spinoza and the anti-critique of Jacobi, to the political Zionism of Herzl and the cultural Zionism of Buber and Ahad Ha'am. The essays and reviews reprinted in this volume document a youth caught in the theological-political conflict between the irretrievability of premodern religion and the disenchantedness of honest atheism, an impossible alternative that precipitated Strauss to seek out the possibility of a return to the level of natural ignorance presupposed in Socratic political philosophy
The argument and the action of Plato's Laws by
Leo Strauss(
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34 editions published between 1975 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this intensive book-by-book examination, Leo Strauss arrives at a general interpretation of the Laws within the Platonic corpus. Through careful scrutiny of the actions and gestures of the speakers, analysis of the dramatic development and structure of the text, and penetrating discussion of the ideas on law and government, Strauss guides the reader through this intricate labyrinth of thought on the governing of a state. In contrast to the Republic, which presents an abstract ideal, neither intended for nor capable of being used as the legislative framework of an actual human community, the Laws provides guidelines for the establishment and maintenance of political order in the material world. With masterful interpretative skill, Strauss elucidates Plato's ideas on how the proper legislative and political foundation of a state will enable citizens to restrain selfish interest in favor of ideal political virtue and right opinion"--Unedited summary from book cover
34 editions published between 1975 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this intensive book-by-book examination, Leo Strauss arrives at a general interpretation of the Laws within the Platonic corpus. Through careful scrutiny of the actions and gestures of the speakers, analysis of the dramatic development and structure of the text, and penetrating discussion of the ideas on law and government, Strauss guides the reader through this intricate labyrinth of thought on the governing of a state. In contrast to the Republic, which presents an abstract ideal, neither intended for nor capable of being used as the legislative framework of an actual human community, the Laws provides guidelines for the establishment and maintenance of political order in the material world. With masterful interpretative skill, Strauss elucidates Plato's ideas on how the proper legislative and political foundation of a state will enable citizens to restrain selfish interest in favor of ideal political virtue and right opinion"--Unedited summary from book cover
On tyranny by
Leo Strauss(
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70 editions published between 1863 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This title is Leo Strauss's classic reading of Xenophon's dialogue 'Hiero', or 'Tyrannicus', in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantes of exercising tyranny
70 editions published between 1863 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This title is Leo Strauss's classic reading of Xenophon's dialogue 'Hiero', or 'Tyrannicus', in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantes of exercising tyranny
The guide of the perplexed by
Moses Maimonides(
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21 editions published between 1963 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,085 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This guide aims "to liberate men from the tormenting perplexities arising from their understanding of the Bible according only to its literal meaning."
21 editions published between 1963 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,085 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This guide aims "to liberate men from the tormenting perplexities arising from their understanding of the Bible according only to its literal meaning."
Socrates and Aristophanes by
Leo Strauss(
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45 editions published between 1966 and 1996 in English and French and held by 1,048 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book derives from Professor Leo Strauss' lifelong concern with Socrates as the founder of political philosophy. The earliest known document dealing with Socrates is not any of the Platonic dialoges, but Aristophanes' comedy The clouds. This comedy is important not only for the light it casts on Socrates but also because, properly understood, it leads more directly than any other Aristophanean comedy to the basic stratum of the poet's thought
45 editions published between 1966 and 1996 in English and French and held by 1,048 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book derives from Professor Leo Strauss' lifelong concern with Socrates as the founder of political philosophy. The earliest known document dealing with Socrates is not any of the Platonic dialoges, but Aristophanes' comedy The clouds. This comedy is important not only for the light it casts on Socrates but also because, properly understood, it leads more directly than any other Aristophanean comedy to the basic stratum of the poet's thought
Persecution and the art of writing by
Leo Strauss(
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52 editions published between 1952 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The essays collected in Persecution and the Art of Writing all deal with one problem -- the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets for the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by hiding their most controversial and heterodox ideas -- Publisher's description
52 editions published between 1952 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The essays collected in Persecution and the Art of Writing all deal with one problem -- the relation between philosophy and politics. Here, Strauss sets for the thesis that many philosophers, especially political philosophers, have reacted to the threat of persecution by hiding their most controversial and heterodox ideas -- Publisher's description
Studies in Platonic political philosophy by
Leo Strauss(
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27 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 822 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One of the outstanding thinkers of our time offers in this book his final words to posterity. Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy was well underway at the time of Leo Strauss's death in 1973. Having chosen the title for the book, he selected the most important writings of his later years and arranged them to clarify the issues in political philosophy that occupied his attention throughout his life.As his choice of title indicates, the heart of Strauss's work is Platonism--a Platonism that is altogether unorthodox and highly controversial. These essays consider, among others, Heidegger, Husserl, Nietzsche, Marx, Moses Maimonides, Machiavelli, and of course Plato himself to test the Platonic understanding of the conflict between philosophy and political society. Strauss argues that an awesome spritual impoverishment has engulfed modernity because of our dimming awareness of that conflict.Thomas Pangle's Introduction places the work within the context of the entire Straussian corpus and focuses especially on Strauss's late Socratic writings as a key to his mature thought. For those already familiar with Strauss, Pangle's essay will provoke thought and debate; for beginning readers of Strauss, it provides a fine introduction. A complete bibliography of Strauss's writings if included
27 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 822 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One of the outstanding thinkers of our time offers in this book his final words to posterity. Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy was well underway at the time of Leo Strauss's death in 1973. Having chosen the title for the book, he selected the most important writings of his later years and arranged them to clarify the issues in political philosophy that occupied his attention throughout his life.As his choice of title indicates, the heart of Strauss's work is Platonism--a Platonism that is altogether unorthodox and highly controversial. These essays consider, among others, Heidegger, Husserl, Nietzsche, Marx, Moses Maimonides, Machiavelli, and of course Plato himself to test the Platonic understanding of the conflict between philosophy and political society. Strauss argues that an awesome spritual impoverishment has engulfed modernity because of our dimming awareness of that conflict.Thomas Pangle's Introduction places the work within the context of the entire Straussian corpus and focuses especially on Strauss's late Socratic writings as a key to his mature thought. For those already familiar with Strauss, Pangle's essay will provoke thought and debate; for beginning readers of Strauss, it provides a fine introduction. A complete bibliography of Strauss's writings if included
Xenophon's Socrates by
Leo Strauss(
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18 editions published between 1972 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 818 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1972 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 818 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hobbes; studies by
K. C Brown(
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15 editions published in 1965 in English and Undetermined and held by 775 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published in 1965 in English and Undetermined and held by 775 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Xenophon's Socratic discourse; an interpretation of the Oeconomicus by
Leo Strauss(
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23 editions published between 1970 and 2004 in English and Latin and held by 756 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
23 editions published between 1970 and 2004 in English and Latin and held by 756 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Green, Kenneth Hart 1953- Author of introduction Author
- Maimonides, Moses 1135-1204 Author
- Cropsey, Joseph Other Author of introduction Author Editor Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Compiler
- Hobbes, Thomas 1588-1679 Other
- Voegelin, Eric 1901-1985 Author Creator
- Zuckert, Catherine H. 1942- Author of introduction Author Editor
- Socrates
- Meier, Heinrich 1953- Other Creator Author Editor Collector
- Smith, Steven B. 1951- Author Editor
- Deutsch, Kenneth L. Other Editor
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Alternative Names
Leo Strauss
Leo Strauss americký politik
Leo Strauss Amerikaans politicus
Leo Strauss Classical philosophy specialist and father of neoconservativism
Leo Strauss deutsch-amerikanischer Philosoph
Leo Strauss ditsche Bolitiker
Leo Strauss Duitse politikus
Leo Strauss filosofo tedesco
Leo Strauss filozof niemiecko-amerykański
Leo Strauss philosophe allemand
Leo Strauss politico alemán
Leo Strauss político estadounidense
Leo Strauss professor académico alemão
Leo Strauss tysk-amerikansk filosof
Leo Strauss tysk politiker
Lie ao Shi te lao si 1899-1973
Lieao-Shitelaosi 1899-1973
Shṭraʼus, Leʼo
Shṭraʾus, Leʾo 1899-1973
Shutorausu, Reo 1899-1973
Strauss L.
Strauss, Leo 1899-1973
Šṭraʾws, Leʾw
Šṭraʾws Leʾw 1899-1973
Šṭraʾws, Leyʾw
Šṭraʾws Leyʾw 1899-1973
Λέο Στράους Γερμανο-αμερικανός φιλόσοφος
Лео Штраус американский политический философ и культуролог
Лео Штрос
Штраус Л.
Штраус Лео
Штраус, Лео 1899-1973
Լեո Շտրաուս
ליאו שטראוס
ליאו שטראוס פילוסוף יהודי-אמריקאי
שטראוס, לאו
שטראוס לאו 1899-1973
שטראוס, ליאו
שטראוס ליאו 1899-1973
لئو اشتراوس
ليو شتراوس
ليو شتراوس سياسي أمريكي
ლეო შტრაუსი
레오 스트라우스
슈트라우스, 레오 1899-1973
스트라우스, 레오 1899-1973
시특로사 1899-1973
シュトラウス, L
シュトラウス, レオ
レオ・シュトラウス
列奥·施特劳斯
施特劳斯, 里奥 1899-1973
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