Meanings
- uncountableA political philosophy based on the works of History of Political Philosophy scholar Leo Strauss.
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In the Western academy, the study of antiquity has moved toward a more fractious, intercultural vision of the past. Yanxiao feels that Chinese classics must make similar accommodations, incorporating different perspectives on culture and class, to remain globally relevant. Straussianism, Yanxiao feared, would "isolate Chinese classics" from his fellow-practitioners in the United States and Europe.
2026 March 8, Chang Che, “How China Learned to Love the Classics”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 May 2026
Origin
- EnglishStrauss
- EnglishStraussian
- EnglishStraussianism
From Straussian + -ism.
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Straussianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Straussianism
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