Ever heard of "misology"—the hatred of reason? This ancient concept (Q1304954) resurfaces whenever anti-intellectual movements rise, from Plato's warnings to modern conspiracy theories. Why do we fear the very tool that liberates us? #PhilosophyOfReason #PlatosRepublic #Misology

When school says to analyze Plato’s Republic and you own it already. #plato #school #platosrepublic #philosophy #college #analyze

One of the lost Dialogues of Plato

Socrates recounts his adventures of a lecture tour of 1920s America

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Thinking I should crack open Plato's Republic again. I read it back in college, but that was over ten years ago. I remember him talking about tyrants, among other things.
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December 30 2024 The Year in Review Long ago and worlds away, far from my cottage where I sit writing this, my friend from the 1982 Siege of Beirut who set me on my life’s path in swearing me to the Oath of t…

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