Plato, The Republic |
 Oct 18 2006, 08:48 PM
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Anyone read it?
If so, I'd love to (for lack of a better word) read some thoughts, especially on Book 7, where he talks about the whole "cave" notion. Do you see any flaws in it? Could it possibly be flawed? Do we live in a "cave"? What do you think the cave represents? I'll share my opinion later :) |
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Oct 19 2006, 12:40 AM
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I haven't read Republic in a few years. I last read it in a political philosophy class I had freshman year, back when I still a prospective poli sci student, which was before I realized that politics are all bullshit anyway. So basically, that was a verbose and highly opinionated way of saying that I can't remember all the details of the cave allegory. However, I do remember the overall theme of the work, which makes a lot of sense, while being overly idealistic.
But, as I noted before, politics are bullshit, and I try to keep as far away from them as possible these days. |
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Angelina Taylor Plato Oct 18 2006, 08:48 PM
Pl-dot-lS It's so sad. I was gonna make fun of someone, ... Oct 18 2006, 09:25 PM Angelina Taylor Why?.. Oct 18 2006, 09:29 PM Pl-dot-lS I..don't know.. Oct 18 2006, 09:32 PM Angelina Taylor Aww.. Oct 18 2006, 09:38 PM kayceeisms We're reading the Allegory of the Cave in my T... Oct 18 2006, 09:45 PM just another teenage dirtbag shouldn't this be in books?
so it's call... Oct 18 2006, 09:53 PM kayceeisms ^Plato is the Greek philosopher, an apprentice of ... Oct 18 2006, 09:54 PM Angelina Taylor ^ You mean Socrates.
It's written in the form... Oct 18 2006, 10:33 PM No Fear I've read it in senior year, part of my Humani... Oct 19 2006, 12:31 AM KissMe2408 Hmm....I still think I'm going to move this to... Oct 19 2006, 12:33 AM
kayceeisms Oh sheesh. After talking about Socrates for an hou... Oct 19 2006, 10:53 PM |
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