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–Purdue University Indianapolis for 35 years and remains a professor emeritus of philosophy.

The Indiana University 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).
  • Francis Bacon's Advertisement Touching a Holy War, edited, with an introduction, notes, and interpretive essay by Laurence Lampert (Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland, 2000).
  • Nietzsche's Task: An Interpretation of Beyond Good and Evil (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001).
  • How Philosophy Became Socratic: A Study of Plato's "Protagoras," "Charmides," and "Republic" (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010).
  • The Enduring Importance of Leo Strauss (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013).
  • What a Philosopher Is: Becoming Nietzsche (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018).

References
  1. "Interview with Professor Laurence Lampert, conducted by Daniel Blue". The Nietzsche Circle. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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