coldtea • 2 days ago

>But on virtually every point that mattered he was disastrously wrong

Plato no, but the author of this is.

Well, he would be, if this article was anything but tripe - mass-audience mass-produced content of the kind suitable for a variety publication, and not a very good one.

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smitty1e • 1 day ago

Indeed, the writer basically provided a demonstration of the intellectual bulldozing of which he accuses Socrates.

Sure, tear everything down, but please show something improved in its place.

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CalChris • 1 day ago

"If we had paid more attention to the more modest aspirations of Aristotle we would not have got so sidetracked by sceptical concerns that true knowledge is impossible."

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smitty1e • 21 hours ago

I find that sentiment to be so much unimpressive nihilism, but YMMV.