Leo Strauss as Teacher Conference

The Leo Strauss Center held a conference on "Leo Strauss as Teacher" on April 22-23 in Social Science 122 (a lecture hall where Strauss himself occasionally taught) on the campus of the University of Chicago. The conference marked the publication on the Center's website of digitally remastered audiofiles made from the surviving audiotapes of Leo Strauss's courses. It provided an opportunity to remember, think about, and discuss the example Strauss provided of a great teacher and to talk about the issues involved in preparing the transcripts of his courses for publication. For more about the Leo Strauss Center visit: This panel combined all the speakers from the three previous panels for a large group discussion ➡ Subscribe: About #UChicago: Since its founding in 1890, the University of Chicago has been a destination for rigorous inquiry and field-defining research. This transformative academic experience empowers students and scholars to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of or

The Leo Strauss Center held a conference on "Leo Strauss as Teacher" on April 22-23 in Social Science 122 (a lecture hall where Strauss himself occasionally taught) on the campus of the University of Chicago. The conference marked the publication on the Center's website of digitally remastered audiofiles made from the surviving audiotapes of Leo Strauss's courses. It provided an opportunity to remember, think about, and discuss the example Strauss provided of a great teacher and to talk about the issues involved in preparing the transcripts of his courses for publication. For more about the Leo Strauss Center visit: This panel is made up of scholars who had edited transcripts on the basis of audio files and the French translator of Strauss, who is currently preparing for publication in French the transcripts of Strauss's courses on Montesquieu, corrected against the audiofiles. Chair: Christopher Lynch - Carthage College Christopher Nadon - Claremont McKenna College (starts at 00:42) S

The Leo Strauss Center held a conference on "Leo Strauss as Teacher" on April 22-23 in Social Science 122 (a lecture hall where Strauss himself occasionally taught) on the campus of the University of Chicago. The conference marked the publication on the Center's website of digitally remastered audiofiles made from the surviving audiotapes of Leo Strauss's courses. It provided an opportunity to remember, think about, and discuss the example Strauss provided of a great teacher and to talk about the issues involved in preparing the transcripts of his courses for publication. For more about the Leo Strauss Center visit: The individuals on this panel all studied with him late in his career, at the University of Chicago, Claremont Men's College, or St. John's College Annapolis. Chair: Nathan Tarcov - University of Chicago Abram Shulsky - Hudson Institute (starts at 1:45) Richard Zinman - Michigan State University (starts at 18:35) Jerrold R. Caplan - Moorpark College (starts at 58:47) Theodo