2. For the ancients, a philosopher was not a job title but a way of life. The philosopher is one who lives the philosophic life.
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3. The story of Socrates' death was the proof of his authenticity as a philosopher & the sanction of the philosophic life
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@HeerJeet First came to that understanding here: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/10/arts/10QNA.html … -
@matthunte And my tweets were an attempt to push further conversation started by your earlier tweets on writers as heroes. - Show replies
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@SWGoldman Well, I was channeling Guy Davenport, but I suppose it overlaps with old Leo.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SWGoldman I did study with Thomas Pangle & Clifford Orwin, so those tweets might just be me having a flashback.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Definitive break was probably Machiavelli (or at least Nietzsche), but the opposite archetype goes back a very long way too.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@gmbutts Yes, exactly. - Show replies
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@SWGoldman@HeerJeet Nothing wrong with being a Straussian, just with following the politics of some of his RW followers. -
@mjwstickings@SWGoldman@HeerJeet On this topic, the exchange b/w Gourevitch and Shulsky is rather telling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVBt13oVoJE#t=23m32s … - Show replies
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