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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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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IV. So, Strauss, in his rediscovery of the esoteric, was, as he claimed, retuning to a forgotten kind of reading.
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V. But Strauss's own way of reading, relying on counting chapters, looking for gaps in argument, isn't the only way to read esoterically.
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VI. In general, my problem with Strauss's esotericism is he makes all philosophers sound the same (like him).
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VII. It turns out every great thinker was a secret atheist who believed in elite rule by alliance of gentlemen & philosophers.
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VIII. Funny how every great thinker was a precursor to Strauss. What are the odds of that?
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@RonRosenbaum1 Yes. I once wrote that the real question with Strauss is if we should read him with Straussian eyes.
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