II. It should be perfectly possible to believe 1) some philosophic texts are esoteric 2) Strauss's own esoteric analysis was perverse
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III. Theory that philosophers have to write carefully and sometimes in code was widely accepted prior to 19th century.
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@HeerJeet This is a brilliant & absolutely correct point. And indicates a problem w the Melzer book.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BrentNYT There are lots of folkloric stories about Strauss and his students that make this very point.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BrentNYT You know the story about Strauss, Werner Dannhauser and the mafia?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BrentNYT many versions of story but Dannhauser, a compulsive gambler, had some bad debts to mob which Strauss helped with.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BrentNYT Depending on which version, Strauss either lent Dannhauser money or actually negotiated with the mafia for relief.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BrentNYT Well, after Strauss died, Bellow and Bloom were the ones who helped Dannhauser with gambling debts. -
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@BrentNYT Yep. Also an echo, I think, in Ravelstein.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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