Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Leo Strauss's Early Years Chronology of Major Events and Writings (1899-1937) xi
5. Introduction 1
6. "In the Grip of the Theological-Political Predicament" 7
7. The Shadow of Spinoza 31
8. The Second Cave 77
9. The Order of Human Things 109
10. Socrates and the Leviathan 149
11. Epilogue 173
12. Notes 195
13. Bibliography 241
14. Index 251