Open AccessLeo Strauss’s “An Epilogue”: Political Science as Political Philosophy
Author(s) -
Alvydas Jokūbaitis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
teoria polityki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-0845
pISSN - 2543-7046
DOI - 10.4467/25440845tp.21.013.13793
Subject(s) - politics , epistemology , political philosophy , philosophy of science , philosophy , sociology , environmental ethics , social science , political science , law
Leo Strauss‘s article “An Epilogue” is made up of many different critical arguments about political science. The guiding principles of these arguments are not revealed clearly enough. One can even get the impression that “An Epilogue” is an unfinished article. Only after finding the guiding principles we can understand the Strauss‘s critique. He emphasized the difference between the philosophical and scientific approach to politics. “An Epilogue” shows that he understood political science as philosophy.