Arthur M. Melzer
Auteur van Philosophy Between the Lines: The Lost History of Esoteric Writing
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Arthur M. Melzer is professor of political science at Michigan State University.
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Philosophy between the lines : the lost history of… door Arthur M. Melzer
This took so long time for me to finish. It's really a series of related essays on the topic, with a certain amount of referential overlap that was more obvious to me when I got to the end. The final section on Rationality vs Historicism is quite dry and the arguments given are abstract and not grounded in many examples. I did enjoy learning about the history of esoteric writing.
I am convinced. I also appreciate that this book itself is written esoterically. Of course the problem which is considered in the book is that my understanding of the true meaning might be contrary to the author's intention.
This book, ostensibly about a recherche aspect of pre-Enlightenment rhetoric, is in fact a repository of philosophical speculation. While the subject is the use of disguised meaning in historical texts, the various reasons for employing esoteric subterfuge lead to intriguing digressions on such topics as the modern insistence that theory be consistent with practice, the impact of globalization on speculative thought, and the rise of historicism in recent interpretations of the intellectual past. If for nothing else, it rehabilitates Leo Strauss as something more than a political crank. I loved this book!… (meer)
Misschien vindt je deze ook leuk
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