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in thread "Book Club: Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy.":

As the quote from Strauss (referencing Nietzsche) indicates, man's nature, unlike that of chimpanzee, extends beyond itself to nomos. There is no option to live without nomos. One can only work for a good one, one that harmonizes with and fulfills rather t... 13mo ago 88

As the quote from St 88

He often refers to Critias, sometimes coyly, comparing him to the Austrian corporal. Is this defense? ... 13mo ago 66

He often refers to C 66

I think Plato's view of the good qualities to be sought can be readily inferred from his prescriptions for education, which focus on: ... 13mo ago 55

I think Plato's view 55

Unlike Nietzsche, I'd say that one's bet on what God will appreciate can turn out to be right or wrong. So there is a right and wrong in the betting. ... 13mo ago 66

Unlike Nietzsche, I' 66

In the context of Alamariu, we'd also want a metric of quality of the aristocracy, where "quality" is something like "propensity for productive action." Coordination might be an outcome of quality, but the quality itself is arguably more fundamental and re... 13mo ago 77

In the context of Al 77

I'm a hereditarian and have only contempt for blank-slate nonsense. Most of the important traits seems to have a heritability of around 0.6, maybe 0.7. ... 13mo ago 77

I'm a hereditarian a 77

The two most important works of Plato for getting at his political philosophy in its esoteric/exoteric dimensions are Republic and Laws. (People overlook Laws, but it contains more directly about this than even Republic.) ... 13mo ago 55

The two most importa 55

Really good observations overall. ... 13mo ago 88

Really good observat 88

That's right. He practices esoteric writing even more than Plato, arguably to the point of futility. ... 13mo ago 55

That's right. He pra 55

This point is key. For both Plato and Aristotle, a polis needed to be small. In the Laws, Plato puts the ideal number of citizens at 5040. There are good reasons relating to coordination for favoring the small (think of Elon firing 80% of Twitter employees... 13mo ago 88

This point is key. F 88

A key fact about the current CCP is just how deeply Westernized it is. They are attempting to manage China's ascent. They may simply manage its decline. But one thing is certain: they sure are managing (in Burnham's sense). The one thing I don't see from t... 12mo ago 66

A key fact about the 66

It wasn't my statement, but I assume the thought is that it's like Augustus claiming to "restore the Republic" lest he be accused of becoming a monarch, or Lincoln claiming to serve the Declaration of Independence, lest he be accused of traducing the Const... 12mo ago 55

It wasn't my stateme 55

It's tricky because esotericism suffers from the problem of the noble lie: that your successors may "lose the joke." ... 12mo ago 55

It's tricky because 55