I agree with Mr. Sorensen that Heidegger was unpolitical-his denial of the importance (or even possibility) of moral-political thought led to an embrace of...
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John Grant
jgrant@...
Feb 1, 1999 8:33 pm
I think Strauss was influenced by Heidegger in a very simple and radical way-Heidegger and radical historicism provide one of those rare, fertile moments...
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M. Richer
OBERON@...
Feb 1, 1999 8:43 pm
Does anyone have any thoughts on Montesquieu's contribution to the Enlightenment, particularly in the Persian Letters? I'm not sure how the Persian Letters...
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Kalev Pehme
pehme@...
Feb 1, 1999 8:53 pm
... And while on the subject, I also would appreciate someone explaining the importance of the Temple of Gnidus; Chephisa and Cupid; and Arsaces and Ismenia....
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Dan Watkins
dwatkins@...
Feb 1, 1999 9:55 pm
... the importance (or even possibility) of moral-political thought led to an embrace of Nazism, which was itself an ... both despised mere morality and...
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emile nowis
enowis@...
Feb 1, 1999 9:04 pm
Dear Straussians I am very confused by these posts, perhaps you could help my out. How can Heidegger be regarded as being apolitical? Is Nazism apolitical...
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John Grant
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Feb 1, 1999 9:25 pm
I won't presume to speak for Mr. Sorensen, but I will say that you offer a caricature of my position. I find this irritating because A)it is a caricature and...
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John Grant
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Feb 1, 1999 9:31 pm
I for one would appreciate it if you would supply us with a little "librarial" information Mr. Wybrow-your view of Strauss is not accompanied by any evidence...
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John Grant
jgrant@...
Feb 1, 1999 10:14 pm
I don't know, but a book that I have heard good things about is Diane Schaub's *Erotic Liberalism*, published by Rowman and Littlefield. The subject is of...
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Irakly Areshidze
areshidz@...
Feb 1, 1999 10:41 pm
... You may be interested in Pierre Manent's <<The City of Man>> (Princeton, 1998). I am going to be reading it in a political philosophy seminar next term,...
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Wayne Allen
wayneallen99@...
Feb 2, 1999 12:35 am
... morality and politics. ... I take it that this is an example of civility and decorum. Wayne Allen...
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Cameron Wybrow
wybrowc@...
Feb 2, 1999 6:14 am
... Coming up. See next post....
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Cameron Wybrow
wybrowc@...
Feb 2, 1999 6:22 am
Mr. Grant: You will find Part I of the correspondence between Strauss and Lowith in *The Independent Journal of Philosophy*, Volume IV (not sure what year it ...
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David Wilfinger
DJW@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Feb 2, 1999 2:51 pm
Dear Mr. Sorensen, As I have been spared being consumed by the latest conflagration I am tempted to leave this subject alone, but I found the location of the...
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Yaakov Abrahamson
yaakov@xxx.xxxx
Feb 2, 1999 4:53 pm
... Shalom Emile Perhaps this quote from Prof. Neumann's _Liberalism_, Ch.16: 'Politics Or Nothing! Nazism's Origin in Scientific Contempt for Politics': "In...
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Kalev Pehme
pehme@...
Feb 2, 1999 6:10 pm
Yaakov Abrahamson writes: Perhaps this quote from Prof. Neumann's _Liberalism_, Ch.16: 'Politics Or Nothing! Nazism's Origin in Scientific Contempt for...
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David Wilfinger
DJW@...
Feb 2, 1999 6:13 pm
Dear Mr. Abrahamson, Given that Heidegger wrote such a passage in a work destined for public dissemination can we not wonder if Neumann is off-base in his ...
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John Grant
jgrant@...
Feb 2, 1999 8:32 pm
I don't know-Strauss seems to equivocate on who is and who is not a philosopher. In the title essay to *WIPP*, I think Strauss implies that the Germans (i.e....
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John Grant
jgrant@...
Feb 2, 1999 9:25 pm
As Clifford Orwin has pointed out-civility is a modern virtue, and hence suspect. Can anything good come out of modernity? :) Best Wishes, John Grant...
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John Grant
jgrant@...
Feb 2, 1999 9:54 pm
Well-clear as a bell in what way? Moral-political concerns is clearly secondary in the sense that morality and politics cannot secure human happiness, for...
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Kalev Pehme
pehme@...
Feb 2, 1999 11:24 pm
... [snip] ... I agree with Mr. Wybrow about that clean silver sound. Well, if it isn't something metaphysical, there are few other choice alternatives. Poetry...
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Michael Mills
mills@...
Feb 3, 1999 12:36 am
At 10:53 AM 2/2/99 -0600, Yaakov Abrahamson wrote: [snip] ... Is this how anyone else in the world uses the word "politics", or is the coinage peculiar to...
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Yaakov Abrahamson
yaakov@...
Feb 3, 1999 1:03 am
... Shalom Michael Heidegger, remained the only true nazi until his death, he leaves the *party* precisely because it fails to adhere to 'the inner truth and...
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Dan Watkins
dwatkins@...
Feb 3, 1999 2:44 am
Dear Mr. Grant, I have in mind two passages, as follows: "As regards the philosophers, it is sufficient to contrast the work of the four greatest philosophers...
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Kosta Simopoulos
prasina@...
Feb 3, 1999 2:02 am
... 17:04:36 1999 ... pop.onelist.com with SMTP; 3 Feb 1999 01:04:44 -0000 ... Kitten.mcs.com (8.8.7/8.8.2) with ESMTP id TAA23729 for ...
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emile nowis
enowis@...
Feb 3, 1999 2:09 am
Shalom Yaakov I continue to twist in the words. Strauss calls Heidegger a Nazi and a philosopher. yet ... Heidegger's ... snip ... Did Heidegger then claim not...
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Yaakov Abrahamson
yaakov@...
Feb 3, 1999 3:48 am
... Shalom, Could be. I heard it third hand. Kol tuv...
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Yaakov Abrahamson
yaakov@...
Feb 3, 1999 4:16 am
... Shalom Emile Not familiar with Strauss characterization of Heidegger as Nazi and as philosopher, I don't know if these terms are meant to be politically...
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Yaakov Abrahamson
yaakov@...
Feb 3, 1999 5:29 am
... Shalom David Let's see if I understand your point. You are puzzled why, if Heidegger is genuinely anti-political in his Science, he troubles himself with...
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Cameron Wybrow
wybrowc@...
Feb 3, 1999 6:45 am
... On the contrary -- Strauss is tacitly acknowledging here [in the letter to Lowith in question] that morality and politics can secure human happiness -- for...
