Laurence Lampert

Laurence Lampert (born 1941) is a Canadian philosopher and a leading scholar in the field of Nietzsche studies.^[1] He is also well known for his interpretation of the German-American political philosopher, Leo Strauss.

Lampert was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Lampert received his Master's in 1968 and his doctorate in 1971, both from Northwestern University, . He taught at Indiana University for 35 years and is currently professor emeritus of Philosophy at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis.

The University of Indiana Foundation has a Laurence Lampert Scholarship in Philosophy that was founded upon Lampert's retirement. Income from gifts to this endowed fund supports scholarships for undergraduate philosophy majors.

Books

• Nietzsche's Teaching: An Interpretation of Thus Spoke Zarathustra (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986).
• Nietzsche and Modern Times: A Study of Bacon, Descartes, and Nietzsche (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993).
• Leo Strauss and Nietzsche (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996).
• Nietzsche's Task: An Interpretation of Beyond Good and Evil (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001).
• Francis Bacon's Advertisement Touching a Holy War, edited, with an introduction, notes, and interpretive essay by Laurence Lampert (Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland, 2000).
• How Philosophy Became Socratic: A Study of Plato's "Protagoras," "Charmides," and "Republic" (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2010).
• The Enduring Importance of Leo Strauss (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2013).

References

1. "Interview with Professor Laurence Lampert, conducted by Daniel Blues". The Nietzsche Circle. 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2013.

External links

• Iupui.edu, Official website
• nietzschecircle.com, Interview of Prof. Lampert by Daniel Blue, 'The Nietzsche Circle' (2008)