
Leo Strauss on Persecution, Education, and Revelation with Michael Millerman
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How to Translate the Straussian Insights to the Contemporary Moment
Michael Wolraich: We need to orient ourselves toward the possibility of philosophy. In Strauss's view, everything depends on whether or not we're motivated by the problems as we see them. He says education means reacquainting ourselves with the fundamental questions facing the human being. The crisis situation that we face as human beings concerning the good life must be brought to light well before thought of writing between the lines.
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