Was Leo Strauss a great philosopher?

Question: Was Leo Strauss a great philosopher!?
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Well that depends on how you understand "great" I guess!. His philosophy was and is extremely powerful since it birthed the neo-conservative discourse that goes all the way back to the Nixon administration, and has found its most sensitive ear in our sitting President, George Bush!. Basically, his philosophy is a way to understand -- the world of "wrong behavior and wrong thinking and set it 'right'!." Did I mention that his philosophy also birthed the Jihad movement (war on modernity) in the Islamic religion!.Www@QuestionHome@Com