What is 'First Philosophy'? Comments on Richard Velkley's Heidegger, Strauss, and the Premises of Philosophy

Andy German

doi:10.1080/01916599.2013.765080

What is 'First Philosophy'? Comments on Richard Velkley's Heidegger, Strauss, and the Premises of Philosophy

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In a noteworthy new study, Richard Velkley brings together Martin Heidegger and Leo Strauss as part of a reexamination of the foundations and nature of philosophical questioning. In what follows, I critically reflect on this shared search for foundations, and particularly on the role of Plato in Strauss's effort to forge a new path for philosophy which moves away from Heidegger without losing sight of him.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	899-915
Number of pages	17
Journal	History of European Ideas
Volume	39
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01916599.2013.765080
State	Published - 1 Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Being
Heidegger
Plato
Strauss
historicism
political philosophy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

History
Sociology and Political Science
Philosophy

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