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Strauss' Persecution and the Art of Writing | The New Thinkery Ep. 46

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The Ancient's Modern's Distinction

Strauss says there's a tension between our communal or political life on the one hand, and thinking they cannot be reconciled. The modernists thought that we could enlighten people to a certain degree and improve politics, so their asotericism is a little different.

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