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All the criticisms of Plato are valid. He raises straw arguments. He manipulates discussions unfairly. He doesn't offer realistic solutions. And so on.
But he is still, and for very good reason, the most influential philosopher in Western civilization. He makes people think. Most authors we read today are trying to persuade us to agree with their point of view. Plato, not so. He wants you to disagree with him. He wants you to argue with him. He wants you to identify the fallacies in his arguments ...more
But he is still, and for very good reason, the most influential philosopher in Western civilization. He makes people think. Most authors we read today are trying to persuade us to agree with their point of view. Plato, not so. He wants you to disagree with him. He wants you to argue with him. He wants you to identify the fallacies in his arguments ...more
Another reviewer started that you can't give a book that revolutionized philosophy less than three stars, so here are my obligatory three. Otherwise, however, I found myself thoroughly horrified by many of Plato's methods and conclusions. It did lead me to a greater understanding of how several lines of political thought evolved and rationalized - after all, if Plato dismissed the value of the individual, why shouldn't others?
Perhaps my moment of greatest disgust - well, tied with the concept o ...more
Perhaps my moment of greatest disgust - well, tied with the concept o ...more
Oct 06, 2011
superawesomekt
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Jan 18, 2013
Laura
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RJ - Slayer of Trolls
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