1. Trigger warning. I'm starting a twitter-essay on the sexual politics of Leo Strauss.
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@HeerJeet Yes, despite the focus on natural right, at its basis there is a rejection of nature, history, etc.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet not just straussian to value friendship as more philosophic than fam. Very platonic! Montaigne -- I think that was the male view.. -
@KathaPollitt yes, Strauss was echoing a strong current in Western thought going back to Plato. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet family was biological and for women. friendship was for men--you got to choose your friends. -
@KathaPollitt If there were willing to have female friends, the Straussians wouldn't be so bad.
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