Preview Leo Strauss identified “the theologico-political problem” as “the theme” of his “investigations,” and he made the study of classical political philosophy a major part of his scholarly endeavor (Kerber and Minkov 1). Yet despite publishing interpretations of numerous works of Plato and other classical philosophers, Strauss never published an interpretation of the Euthyphro, and he rarely even referred to the dialogue in his published writings. Editors Hannes Kerber and Svetozar Y.