Laurence Lampert

thumb|Laurence Lampert in 2015 Laurence Lampert (born 1941) is a Canadian philosopher and leading scholar in the field of Nietzsche studies. He was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Quotes Leo Strauss and Nietzsche (1996) 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. p. 5 How can historicism consistently exempt itself from its own verdict that all human thought is historical? p. 6 Strauss’ whole study indicates that noble nature as Nietzsche presents it—no, embodies it—replaces divine nature as Plato presents it. p. 15 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. p. 16-17 Nietzsche discovered the clue to esotericism early … “The fact of the pious fraud.” p. 20 External links nietzschecircle.com, Interview of Prof. Lampert by Daniel Blue, 'The Nietzsche Circle' (2008) Category:Educators from Canada Category:Philosophers from Canada Category:Non-fiction authors from Canada Category:People from Winnipeg Category:1941 births Category:Living people Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:Educators from the United States Category:Philosophers from the United States Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States