/lit/ - Literature

Is he worth reading?

how retarded was he?

"neoconservatism: the autobiography of an idea" or "the neoconsevative persuasion" both by Irving Kristol . Having some grasp on Leo Strauss' work is also useful.

Leo Strauss

Did this guy just simultaneously end the illusion of philosophy and justify its continuation ad perpetua?

>For the Christian, the sacred doctrine is revealed theology; for the Jew and the Muslim, the sacred doctrine is, at least primarily the legal interpretation of the Divine Law ( talmud or fiqh ). The sacred doctrine in the latter sense has, to say the least, much less in common with philosophy than the sacred doctrine in the former sense. It is ultimately for this reason that the status of philosophy was, as a matter of principle, much more precarious in Judaism and in Islam than in Christianity: in Christianity philosophy became an integral part of the officially recognized and even required training of the student of the sacred doctrine….The precarious position of philosophy in the Islamic-Jewish world guaranteed its private character and therewith its inner-freedom from supervision. The status of philosophy in the Islamic-Jewish world resembled in this respect its status in classical Greece.

Is he right?

3:43 - 3:44
That’s when it happens.
I was comfy.
I was watching the Taschen Stanley Kubrick Napoleon book that costs $25,000.
Then the French person who designed it said it’s a glory hole.
WTF

>>10355313
Hehe!
Wabbits!

It’s between Camus and the Flemish rabbit hunter.

HEWWO
Vat are your thoughts on meinen video?
https://youtu.be/juN1mgR3VBQ

never read it, but it’s supposed to be one of the funniest great books

>>9885359
i got you, bro!

>>9857636
Read through this lecture by Leo Strauss for a better understanding
https://leostrausscenter.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/Nietzsche%281967%29.pdf

What do you think of Leo Strauss?

I recently bought Natural Right and History and try to get into him.

General tips and recommendations concerning Strauss are also welcome!

>>27872
I want to be the next Leo Strauss.

>>7558826
>tfw unironically becoming a literal neocon and loving it

Where do I start with Strauss?

I already watched some of his lectures on Beyond Good & Evil

What does /lit/ think of Leo Strauss?
He appears to be quite an unique figure of contemporary philosophy, but a few scholars seem to think that he was somehow a secret nazi.
Is that a refutable opinion?

Thoughts on Leo Strauss ?