Why do people like Leo Strauss try to appeal to old books in

What evil scheme?

>>9095331

Perpetual war to keep the dumb masses morally upright and the smart should rule, or something like that.

It doesn't matter what the scheme is. I'm asking why people try to use the Greeks to justify it rather than "Because that's what I want". Is it purely marketing? I think so

I dunno, I just started his book on natural law. I believe he studies thinkers of natural law, greeks being the first and mandatory reading on the subject

I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of Leo Strauss

>>9095719
Not him but care to explain ?

>>9095481
>It doesn't matter what the scheme is. I'm asking why people try to use the Greeks to justify it rather than "Because that's what I want". Is it purely marketing? I think so

Read Foucault. He addresses this explicitly.

>>9095481
>It doesn't matter what the scheme is. I'm asking why people try to use the Greeks to justify it rather than "Because that's what I want". Is it purely marketing? I think so

Wot? Who uses the Greeks, to justify what?

Are you implying the evil schemers should come out on national TV and address the nation: Here are the secret evil things you are unaware we are doing?

Do you think Leo Strauss was evil? What schemes was he apart of?