While for many #conservatives Strauss defender of the "canon", in fact he shows contingency-e.g. Xenophon left out since 19 c...
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Replying to @LeoStraussQuote
@LeoStraussQuote That Strauss is a conservative is one of the most interesting misconceptions in intellectual history3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@marksholdice@LeoStraussQuote Strauss was a pioneer in making Arabic texts part of the "canon," right?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet@marksholdice Yes exactly another great example of how he viewed content of the cannon as not fixed but contestable...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @LeoStraussQuote
@LeoStraussQuote@HeerJeet And in a sense he rejected the idea of "the West"; instead, philosophic tradition crossed borders and religions1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@marksholdice@HeerJeet Yes, he rejected it very explicitly. See his critical comments about Spengler's "Decline of the West"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@LeoStraussQuote @marksholdice Didn't Strauss say if he had time to learn Chinese & Hindi, he'd bring those text into conversation?
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