Straussian Witchcraft and the Need for Devils’ Advocates

[...]when referring to the sorts of research programs that concern rigorous inquiry into language, we can talk about a philosophy of language. [...]that our example does not reproduce an "overly intellectualistic epistemology" and instead takes into account "the entire personality,&qu...

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Published in:Humanitas (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2018, Vol.31 (1), p.126-147
Main Author: Millerman, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
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Philosophers
Philosophy
Semantics
Sovereignty
Terminology
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Summary:[...]when referring to the sorts of research programs that concern rigorous inquiry into language, we can talk about a philosophy of language. [...]that our example does not reproduce an "overly intellectualistic epistemology" and instead takes into account "the entire personality,"33 let us suppose that not only our intellectual abilities, but also our entire selves, our complete constitution, is refashioned from the encounter in a totally unpredictable way. All of this is to suggest that Straussians should not rest content with the sense that they understand the import of certain commonly recurring buzzwords and phrases of great significance. [...]the arguments they use to challenge themselves should not merely be drawn from the sanctioned places in the Straussian universe of discourse (Xenophon, etc.). [...]there are legitimate reasons to worry not only about the atrophy of philosophy in their hands-my primary concern-but also their effect on the public order, which not everyone agrees is good.43 A Short Story There once was a political theorist with a background in philosophy.
ISSN:1066-7210
DOI:10.5840/humanitas2018311/26