Contrary to other scholarship on Strauss, this paper argues that Strauss understands himself as having decisively rejected Nietzschean thought. First, I hold notwithstanding the agreement between and Nietzsche critique of modern culture, defects liberal democracy, flaws in some kinds historicism, sees unable extricate from trap standards. Nietzsche's philosophy needs natural standards, but he d...

One must distinguish between the Enlightenment concept and humanistic of humanity. The former indicates a universal deontological ideal; latter selective set personal social virtues. Kant is champion but inherits various aspects tradition that began at end fourteenth century. This tradition, which largely coincides with so-called Hofliteratur , eclectically combines elements ancient Christian e...

Abstract This contribution has two main goals which might be labelled for convenience as a pars construens and denstruens reversing the usual order of these terms. The first aim is to offer an overview tenets book, while second raise some critical concerns remaining sympathetic author’s overall project. With regard point, I present context intellectual debate where Buchanan’s fits comfortably: ...