Straussianism seems fundamentally childish. Beneath all the complicated exoteric/esoteric gymnastics, the basic mode of argument is “my daddy can beat up your daddy”
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Yes, but it’s wrapped up in a mystical handshake - if you agree then you’re in the club and a sage leader, if you disagree then you’re simply not smart enough to grasp the ancient wisdom ... at least that was the con as I saw it in grad school
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Not only that, but most of the energy put into it seems to be about mythologizing the "philosophers" doing it instead of actually practicing philosophy


