Historicism’s Deadly Effect on Thinking (Persecution and the Art of Writing, 4)

About this episode

Laurie discusses the final chapter of Leo Strauss's book Persecution and the Art of Writing, focusing on historicism's impact on thinking.

In her public podcast, which you can also find on pretty much all podcast platforms, Laurie has been reading and discussing Leo Strauss's book Persecution and the Art of Writing, and this is the last video on the chapter in the book by the same name. Next time, she'll discuss Strauss's next chapter, on Maimonides' esoteric writing. … More Historicism’s Deadly Effect on Thinking (Persecution and the Art of Writing, 4)

Topics covered

• Historicism
• Leo Strauss
• Persecution and the Art of Writing
• Maimonides
• esoteric writing

Keywords

• philosophy
• politics
• society
• culture

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