"Nietzsche’s arrival in modern philosophy signaled an unprecedented necessity: “probity”, “intellectual conscience”, Enlightenment radicalized by a new bravery that scorns any comforts like God."

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“Strauss’ whole study indicates that noble nature as Nietzsche presents it—no, embodies it—replaces divine nature as Plato presents it.”

“The way of Socrates had shown itself to be a limited way because it concerned itself “only with the scientific investigation of justice and the virtues,” and it had shown itself to be an intransigent way because it chose “non-conformity and death.” Plato corrected the way of Socrates—he removed the limitation and tempered its intransigence.”

“Nietzsche discovered the clue to esotericism early … “The fact of the pious fraud.”

“How can historicism consistently exempt itself from its own verdict that all human thought is historical?”

“nietzschecircle.com, Interview of Prof. Lampert by Daniel Blue, 'The Nietzsche Circle'”

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