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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
Okay, I lied... I didn't finish this. I got as far as reading the Cave analogy and then I quit. There are absolutely kernels of truth and profound wisdom tucked into this treatise, but the method and the logical approach are so dry and repetitive and linear that the humanity, and reality, seem to be leeched out of it. Other people in the group had more fun reading & discussing this than I did, so I'm going assume my lack of enthusiasm is my failing...
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