I. Arguments about Strauss and esoteric writing tend to conflate: 1) idea of esoteric writing 2) Strauss's own methods of reading
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@HeerJeet To paraphrase historian of poli thought Richard Tuck, 'Strauss let his fanciful reading of the ancients [elitism] mar his analysisThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@JZBleiberg Richard Tuck: "Strauss let his fanciful reading of the ancients [elitism] mar his analysis" -
X. That is it for Strauss tweeting for tonight. By the way, I used roman numerals to add a classical touch.
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@HeerJeet & what if Strauss himself was exemplifying the esoteric mode in<his>writing--he secretly wanted us to believe opp of what he wrote -
@RonRosenbaum1 Yes. I once wrote that the real question with Strauss is if we should read him with Straussian eyes.
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