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I - THE THEOLOGICO-POLITICAL PROBLEM: ON THE THEME OF LEO STRAUSS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

Heinrich Meier
Heinrich Meier
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Universität Munchen
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Philosophieren ist: im Bewusstsein der schlechthinnigen Vergänglichkeit alles Menschlichen, aber gleich als ob einem die ganze Ewigkeit zur Verfügung stände, nach der Wahrheit suchen – mit vollkommener Ruhe, ohne jegliche Eile – stets dringlich, aber niemals eilig – mit dem Mut zum schönen Wagnis, und beständig bereit, ganz von vorn anzufangen.

(To philosophize is to be conscious of the absolute transitoriness of all that is human, but at the same time as if one had all eternity at one's disposal, to search for the truth – with complete calm, without any hurry – always with urgency, but never hurried – with the courage for a graceful venture, and constantly prepared to begin from the very beginning.)

– Leo Strauss, Note from April 1, 1937
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Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem , pp. 1 - 2
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2006

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