Well, I read the whole article and now I realize why I never read any Plato. Never before has anyone over-valued the intellect as much as Plato. He rambles on in his delusional mental static and shapes his conversation with no input from his "yes man". No wonder I hate Western philosophy so much. To put Plato in a time-line, he preceeded Jesus by 500 years and was a contemporary of Loa Tsu, the father of taoism. While Lao Tsu valued awareness, Plato valued the intellect, even though their lives overlapped and they lived during the same time. If Plato lived today, he could have gotten some Prozac to turn off that incessant jaw music and mind manure. Total ick!Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Plato's Republic
Well, I read the whole article and now I realize why I never read any Plato. Never before has anyone over-valued the intellect as much as Plato. He rambles on in his delusional mental static and shapes his conversation with no input from his "yes man". No wonder I hate Western philosophy so much. To put Plato in a time-line, he preceeded Jesus by 500 years and was a contemporary of Loa Tsu, the father of taoism. While Lao Tsu valued awareness, Plato valued the intellect, even though their lives overlapped and they lived during the same time. If Plato lived today, he could have gotten some Prozac to turn off that incessant jaw music and mind manure. Total ick!
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Wow! Jaw music and mind manure. So, don't hold back. Tell us how you REALLY feel about it! lol
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