Ethics

Irving Kristol and the Noble Lie

By Ed Brayton

I'm sure you've heard by now that Irving Kristol, perhaps the single most important figure in neo-conservatism, has died. Here's a quote that reveals his Straussian position in full bloom (no pun intended, for the 5 people who will recognize the potential pun):

"There are different kinds of truths for different kinds of people. There are truths appropriate for children; truths that are appropriate for students; truths that are appropriate for educated adults; and truths that are appropriate for highly educated adults, and the notion that there should be one set of truths available to everyone is a modern democratic fallacy. It doesn't work."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on September 23, 2009 (boomark / email).