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Lance deHaven Smith's Conspiracy Theory in America
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Guido Preparata's book The Ideology of Tyranny, which I cannot recommend highly enough, discusses some of these issues in a most interesting way. Preparata argues that Strauss' reputation as "The father of Neoconservatism" is somewhat overstated, and traces the philosophical lineage of the Neocons back to Bataille and Hegel via Alexandre Kojève.

What's most interesting is that he also traces the postmodernism of the left back to Bataille (and eventually de Sade), via Foucault. It is a complex and compelling argument that is difficult to summarise in a concise fashion, but I would be interested to know if anyone else here has read it and has any thoughts. I found it to be hugely enlightening.
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Lance deHaven Smith's Conspiracy Theory in America - by R.K. Locke - 20-09-2013, 08:24 PM

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