Posted by zeugma on June 26, 2007, at 6:48:56
In reply to Re: Jumping to conclusions, posted by zeugma on June 22, 2007, at 20:47:45
It is a crucial part of Strauss' methodology for reading texts that there are 'exoteric' and 'esoteric' readings, with the esoteric ones being for grownups, and the exoteric ones for naive souls, such as it is presumed children have.
Perhaps 'exoteric' is synonymous with 'official.' We can consult the official U.S. Government site, to see if we can read it naively, with a childlike trust in its contents, and then, work out if we can a 'higher' reading congenial to the VP's claims.
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/Executive.shtml
A boon of this tactic is that it puts 'facts' in their proper place. Lies, for instance, can be truths if viewed in the proper light.-z
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