Shadia B. Drury (born 1950) is a Canadian academic and political commentator. She is a professor emerita at the

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. In 2005, she was elected a Fellow of the

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Early life and education

Drury was born in Egypt but earned a Bachelor of Arts at Queen's University and a PhD from

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Career

Drury has taught Political Science and

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at the

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and at the

, where she holds the

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in Social Justice. In 2005, she was elected a Fellow of the

. Two years later, she published "''Aquinas and Modernity: The Lost Promise of Natural Law''" through the Cambridge University Press. She is also a columnist for ''

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'' magazine.

Criticism

Several political philosophers consider Drury's attacks on

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and his followers to be unfounded. In his 2009 book, ''Straussophobia: Defending Leo Strauss and Straussians against Shadia Drury and Other Accusers'', Peter Minowitz argues that Drury’s work is “plagued by exaggerations, misquotations, contradictions, factual errors, and defective documentation.”Peter Minowitz, Straussophobia: Defending Leo Strauss and Straussians against Shadia Drury and Other Accusers (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2009).

Bibliography

*''The Concept of Natural Law'', Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 1978. Canadian Theses Division, National Library,

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, Canadiana: 790230615 *''Law and Politics: Readings in Legal and Political Thought''. Edited with introduction and essay by Shadia B. Drury; associate editor, Rainer Knopff.

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: Detselig, 1980. *''The Political Ideas of Leo Strauss'', Revised Edition. New York: St. Martin's Press,(originally published in 1988) 2005. *''

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: The Roots of Postmodern Politics''. Palgrave Macmillan. 1994. *''Leo Strauss and the American Right''. Palgrave Macmillan. 1999. *''Terror and Civilization:

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, and the Western Psyche''. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004 *''Aquinas and Modernity: The Lost Promise of Natural Law''. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2008.

References

External links

* Matthew Rothschild
Shadia Drury interview: Political Ideas of Leo Strauss
''Progressive Radio'', 2005.
The New Machiavelli: Leo Strauss and the Politics of Fear

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, April 27, 2005. * Shadia Drury
Leo Strauss and the Grand Inquisitor
''Free Inquiry magazine'', June 2004. * Shadia Drury
"Gurus of Endless War"

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