​Eros Turannos

Leo Strauss and Alexandre Kojève Debate on Tyranny


Eros Turannos analyzes the debates between Leo Strauss and Alexandre Kojeve. Their debates are contextualized through the Platonic notion of a likeness between the psuche (soul) and the polis (city). This classical notion is updated through contemporary philosopher William Desmond's linked accounts of eros and tyranny. Conclusions are drawn on the nature of the debaters' political philosophies — on their potential inclination toward the advocacy or rejection of tyranny and on the role that their differing conceptions of eros played. It is suggested that the Platonic perspective on eros and tyranny remains an important way of looking at the nature of tyranny, even in modernity.

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction: Tyrant Eros, Winged Eros

Chapter 2 Part I: The Debate on Tyranny:
​On Tyranny; Tyranny and Wisdom; Strauss' Restatement and the Strauss-Kojeve Letters

Chapter 3 Part II: Eros and Tyranny:
Eros Turannos; Eros and Desir

Chapter 4 Conclusion

Chapter 5 References

Chapter 6 Index of Names

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