Leo Strauss: Ancients v. Moderns I

Leo Strauss was not an unqualified fan of democracy, but neither was he truly anti-democratic. This video begins a discussion of Strauss's distinction between ancient and modern thought and his preference for the ancients. Strauss adopts the Platonic view of democracy in which it is the best of the flawed regimes precisely because it is a unstructured mess.

Видео Leo Strauss: Ancients v. Moderns I канала Political Philosophy: Dr Laurie Johnson