[Osage Orange]

You wrote:

"However, I will say that if the the editors at the Boston Globe are interested in people reading Strauss with "Straussian eyes," the first thing to do is to buy the books and read them. Let the author speak for himself. Don't focus on his life or what other people have said about him. In order to read Strauss with "Straussian eyes," let Strauss speak for himself."

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I kept thinking the same....when reading the article.

Thanks for saying...what I was thinking.

FRegards,

[Reactionary]

Thanks for the reply. For all of the recent ink spilled about Strauss, no one has mentioned this important aspect of his teaching. No one has mentioned that Strauss encouraged everyone to read primary works and to try to understand them on their own terms.