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18 Mar 2026 Conversations with Tyler Harvey Mansfield on Machiavelli, Straussianism, and the Character of Liberal Democracy
“I think that’s a fundamental principle of liberalism, which today is set forth more by conservatives than by liberals, that needs to be remembered.”
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…There’s no just appropriation in Rawls in the same sense, right? No just appropriation. The labor theory of value is not understood or appreciated by Rawls. The good life is a life which must be earned. I think that’s a fundamental principle of liberalism, which today is set forth more by conservatives than by liberals, that needs to be remembered. From a Straussian perspective, where’s the role for the skills of a good analytic philosopher? How does that fit into Straussianism? I’ve never quite understood that. They seem to be very separate approaches, at least sociologically.…
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