21-09-2013, 05:15 AM
R.K. Locke Wrote: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.
Thank you! excellent news. I'll put that on my must buy list.
R.K. Locke Wrote:What's most interesting is that he also traces the postmodernism of the left back to Bataille (and eventually de Sade), via Foucault.There is a special ring of Dante's hell reserved for the Post Modernists. Right next to the Social Democrats.
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.