Guest on Conversations with Tyler
2 books recommended · 1 episode
Books they recommend that someone else wrote.
“Look for a Straussian. Look at Strauss's books, especially natural right in history. That's the most easy one to begin with,…”
Why: It is the easiest one to begin with for learning Straussian methods.
Natural Right and History by Leo Strauss
Guest on Conversations with TylerHarvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy
“but also at Persecution and the Art of Writing, which is his explanation of esoteric writing.”
Why: It provides his explanation of esoteric writing.
Persecution and the Art of Writing by Leo Strauss
Guest on Conversations with TylerHarvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy
Named without an opinion attached.
“every platonic dialogue leaves something out. the republic for example doesn't tell you about what people love instead of how people…”
Republic by Plato
Guest on Conversations with TylerHarvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy
“The longest chapter in Machiavelli's two great works, The Prince and the Discourses on Living,…”
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Guest on Conversations with TylerHarvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy
“The longest chapter in Machiavelli's two great works, The Prince and the Discourses on Living,…”
Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli
Guest on Conversations with TylerHarvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy