Leo Strauss Quotes on Knowledge
Leo Strauss was a German-Jewish philosopher who emigrated to the United States in 1937 and spent most of his career at the University of Chicago. This page collects quotes attributed to Leo Strauss on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Leo Strauss:
“Liberal education is the counter-poison to mass culture.”
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Attributed to Leo Strauss:
“The fundamental question is whether men can acquire that knowledge of the good without which they cannot guide their lives by the unaided efforts of their natural powers.”
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Attributed to Leo Strauss:
“Philosophy is the quest for wisdom or for knowledge regarding the most important things.”
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Attributed to Leo Strauss:
“The philosopher is and remains a stranger in the city.”