Persecution and the Art of Writing

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Persecution and the Art of Writing is a 1952 philosophical work by Leo Strauss that argues many classic philosophers wrote esoterically—hiding their true, often politically dangerous ideas beneath an exoteric surface—to avoid persecution.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
arguesThat many classic philosophers wrote esoterically to avoid persecution ⓘ
philosophical texts often contain a hidden esoteric teaching beneath an exoteric surface ⓘ
political and religious persecution shapes the style of philosophical writing ⓘ
associatedWith Straussianism ⓘ
University of Chicago intellectual milieu ⓘ
author Leo Strauss ⓘ
centralConcept distinction between esoteric and exoteric teaching ⓘ
philosopher–city conflict ⓘ
reading between the lines ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
field intellectual history ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
genre philosophy ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
hasPart essay "Persecution and the Art of Writing" ⓘ
essay on Alfarabi ⓘ
essay on Machiavelli ⓘ
essay on Maimonides ⓘ
essay on Spinoza ⓘ
hasSubject censorship ⓘ
political oppression ⓘ
relationship between philosophy and religion ⓘ
influenced debates on esotericism in philosophy ⓘ
interpretation of classical political philosophy ⓘ
influencedBy Maimonides ⓘ
Plato ⓘ
medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic esoteric writing ⓘ
history of political philosophy ⓘ
persecution ⓘ
philosophical hermeneutics ⓘ
notableFor influence on Straussian method of textual interpretation ⓘ
systematic defense of esoteric writing in philosophy ⓘ
philosophersDiscussed Alfarabi ⓘ
linked to: Al-Farabi

Machiavelli ⓘ
Maimonides ⓘ
Plato ⓘ
Spinoza ⓘ
linked to: Baruch Spinoza
publicationCentury 20th century ⓘ
publicationYear 1952 ⓘ
publisher Free Press ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed classical antiquity ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ

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Leo Strauss → notableWork → Persecution and the Art of Writing ⓘ
Persecution and the Art of Writing → hasPart → essay "Persecution and the Art of Writing" ⓘ
linked to: Persecution and the Art of Writing
Thoughts on Machiavelli → relatedWork → Persecution and the Art of Writing ⓘ