The Straussian Moment

Jul 30th 2024 1:34am EDT

Image Source Peter Thiel, cofounder of PayPal and Palantir, author of the essay “The Straussian Moment,” describes how the ancients believed in the power of the intellect and the weakness of the will, but how today we believe the opposite. We want machines to do the thinking, because we don’t trust rationality. 2007 Thiel The […]

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