This book critically examines Leo Strauss's claim that the philosophers of antiquity, especially Plato, wrote esoterically, hiding the highest truths "exclusively between the lines." Reading Strauss's discourse through Lacanian psychoanalysis, his theory of esoteric writing can be understood as a pathologically perverse response to fear.
This book critically examines Leo Strauss's claim that the philosophers of antiquity, especially Plato, wrote esoterically, hiding the highest truths "exclusively between the lines." Reading Strauss's discourse through Lacanian psychoanalysis, his theory of esoteric writing can be understood as a pathologically perverse response to fear.
Sean Noah Walsh is a lecturer in the Department of Politics & International Relations at Florida International University.
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1: I Cannot Tell You that I Have a Secret Chapter 2: The Two Cadavers of Political Philosophy: Esoteric Strategy and the Murder of Socrates Chapter 3: Storming the Metaphortress: A Political Theory of Persecution Chapter 4: To Orphan the Words: The Platonic Tragedy of Esotericism Chapter 5: Esotericism: The Highest Stage of Perversion Chapter 6: Persecution Among Nations: A Manual for Perverse Government Chapter 7: The Hidden Heart of Philosophy
Chapter 1: I Cannot Tell You that I Have a Secret Chapter 2: The Two Cadavers of Political Philosophy: Esoteric Strategy and the Murder of Socrates Chapter 3: Storming the Metaphortress: A Political Theory of Persecution Chapter 4: To Orphan the Words: The Platonic Tragedy of Esotericism Chapter 5: Esotericism: The Highest Stage of Perversion Chapter 6: Persecution Among Nations: A Manual for Perverse Government Chapter 7: The Hidden Heart of Philosophy
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