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LEO STRAUSS 　　LEO STRAUSS :WHAT IS POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY?　　　　I. The Problem of Political Philosophy 　　 　　　　The meaning of political philosophy and its meaningful character are as evident today as they have been since the time when political philosophy first made its appearance in Athens. All political action aims at either preservation or change. When desiring to preserve, we wish to prevent a change to the worse; when desiring to change, we wish to bring about something better. All political action is, then, guided by some thought of better or worse. But thought of better or worse implies