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<p>Focusing on the current "Strauss fever" in contemporary China, this thesis addresses
two issues: Why Leo Strauss is popular in China, and how Chinese Straussians interpret
and apply Leo Strauss's thought in the Chinese context. I argue that, Chinese Straussians
are creatively accepting Leo Strauss's thoughts: Strauss's revival of the ancient
Western political philosophy reminds Chinese Straussians to turn their eyes toward
ancient Chinese thought. By reemphasizing the value of traditional Chinese wisdom,
Chinese Straussians find that they have gained a perspective from which to reevaluate
the justification of modernity and all relative Enlightenment and postmodern "isms."
According to them, returning to the Chinese philosophical tradition will liberate
China from the dominance of modern and contemporary Western thought and reestablish
the autonomy of Chinese civilization.</p>
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