Most authors we read today are trying to persuade us to agree with their point of view. And so on.īut he is still, and for very good reason, the most influential philosopher in Western civilization.
The moral of the story is: Plato is stupid.Īll the criticisms of Plato are valid. SOCRATES: "Ha ha! My simple rhetorical device has duped them all! I will now go celebrate by drinking hemlock and scoring a cameo in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure!" STRAWMAN: "My God, Socrates! You have completely won me over! That is brilliant! Your woefully simplistic theories should become the basis for future Western civilization! That would be great!" Listen, Strawman: can we agree to the following wildly presumptive statement that is at the core of my argument?" SOCRATES: "Hello, I will now prove this theory!"
Read this, understand that he is not joking, and understand that Plato is well and truly fucked in the head.Įvery single one of his works goes like this: Let me explain why I'd recommend this book to everyone: Plato is stupid.Īnd it's important that you all understand that Western society is based on the fallacy-ridden ramblings of an idiot.
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