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Peter Thiel on “The Straussian Moment”

Hoover Institution · interview · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Peter Robinson interviews Peter Thiel at the Hoover Institution about Thiel's essay The Straussian Moment. Thiel discusses how people trust the will more than the intellect and reason, and how the question of human nature has been abandoned.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as a primer on Thiel's thinking and as an example of Peter Robinson's skill as an interviewer.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Peter Robinson (of the Hoover Institution) is a good example of a master interviewer”

    Example of a masterful interview by Peter Robinson

    personlurking, 2019-10 · Recommendation · in “Edward Snowden on The Joe Rogan Experience [video]”

  2. “If anyone wants an amuse gueule for the thought of Peter Thiel, this is a good one”

    Good introduction to Thiel's thinking on fundamental topics

    MrBuddyCasino, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “Peter Thiel's New Man in the Defense Department”

  3. “There is a Peter Robinson interview about the essay that can serve as a good primer[1].”

    Interview serving as primer on Thiel's Straussian Moment essay

    hacknat, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Peter Thiel, Scourge of Silicon Valley”

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Topics: peter thiel, straussian moment, political philosophy, hoover institution, peter robinson

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