Laurence Lampert Quotes

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

Laurence Lampert

Source: Leo Strauss and Nietzsche (1996), p. 20

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

Laurence Lampert

Source: Leo Strauss and Nietzsche (1996), p. 15

“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.”

Laurence Lampert

Source: Leo Strauss and Nietzsche (1996), p. 5

“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.”

Laurence Lampert

Source: Leo Strauss and Nietzsche (1996), p. 16-17

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

Laurence Lampert

Source: Leo Strauss and Nietzsche (1996), p. 6