re silk is caldo

brunians at brunians.org · 06 Nov 2008, 21:25 · from 2008-November.txt.gz

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:25:12 -0500 (EST)
Subject: (urth) re silk is caldo
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That is the short answer.

The long answer is that Plato was aware when he wrote the dialogue that
people would spend a lot of time, money and effort trying to implement his
'ideal system'.

But Socrates doesn't cheat, any more than our True Wolf does: he tells you
exactly what he is doing. You have to pay attention to the man.




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>> Hey, brunians.  I've got a yes or no question for you.  I think this
>> will clarify, to me, whether you and I are on the same page with
>> regard to your point (B) above.
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>> In your opinion, is Plato's Republic intended as an actual proposal
>> for a political system?
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> Heavens no.
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