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"Very engaging book. I found his reference to Tocqueville's 'The Social Condition o the Anglo-Americans' - concerning Religion - to be an interesting highlight. I was also impressed with the care he takes in pointing out important parts of the Federalist papers. Namely how the ancient thinkers, and the founders conception of law is very Republican. I need to read Arendt's 'On Revolution' with the quickness!!" — Jan 03, 2017 04:50PM
"Very engaging book. I found his reference to Tocqueville's 'The Social Condition o the Anglo-Americans' - concerning Religion - to be an interesting highlight. I was also impressed with the care he takes in pointing out important parts of the Federalist papers. Namely how the ancient thinkers, and the founders conception of law is very Republican. I need to read Arendt's 'On Revolution' with the quickness!!" — Jan 03, 2017 04:50PM
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"The first chapter is fairly difficult in the later-mid section but Strauss is basically wrestling with the problems of historicism and how it denies the possibility of philosophy. Namely if philosophy is the pursuit of the knowledge of the whole, historicism asserts that philosophy presupposes its questions and its horizon of understanding. Like all highly nuanced writings, has to be read numerous times. Great book!" — Jan 02, 2017 11:55AM
"The first chapter is fairly difficult in the later-mid section but Strauss is basically wrestling with the problems of historicism and how it denies the possibility of philosophy. Namely if philosophy is the pursuit of the knowledge of the whole, historicism asserts that philosophy presupposes its questions and its horizon of understanding. Like all highly nuanced writings, has to be read numerous times. Great book!" — Jan 02, 2017 11:55AM
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"Completed Book Alpha
Very interesting section in that Aristotle reviews the pre-established schools of philosophers including Plato's own school of thinking.
Of particular interest in this book was his comparative analysis of the Pythagoreans and Plato's own principles in how they conceive the world (the classic set theory of Pythagoras and Plato's Theory of Forms). This is a rather stimulating book..." — Dec 29, 2016 11:32AM
"Completed Book Alpha
Very interesting section in that Aristotle reviews the pre-established schools of philosophers including Plato's own school of thinking.
Of particular interest in this book was his comparative analysis of the Pythagoreans and Plato's own principles in how they conceive the world (the classic set theory of Pythagoras and Plato's Theory of Forms). This is a rather stimulating book..." — Dec 29, 2016 11:32AM
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