Athens and Jerusalem: The Collected Works of Leo Strauss: Volume 3

Author: [Russian] Chestov
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: According to the Bible, the frantic struggle for the possibility is faith. The truth of this faith is absurd to the laws of this world. Yet this absurdity is truly believable. This book this modern existentialist giant's head striking against the wall of reason, as well as the brilliant arguments promoting the life-will philosophy of "Because of the Absurd, It Is Believable." Every sentence reads as an extreme shock and to our minds and wills. The book has four chapters. Chapter--"The Bound Parmenides"--attempts to prove that the great philosophers, in their pursuit of knowledge, in vain sacrificed the Creator's most precious gift--freedom. Chapter Two--"Inside the Bull of Phalaris"--reveals the unbreakable relationship between the knowledge understood by philosophy and the fear of survival. Chapter Three--"The Inexpressible Longing"--tells how the entire Middle Ages futilely tried to reconcile the revealed truth of the Bible with Greek truth. Chapter Four--"On the Second Dimension of Thinking"--is based on the argument that rational truth may force us, but far from always convincing us.