Similarly, Nietzsche's superman always sounded suspiciously like Nietzsche.
People: "tell us, wise philosopher, what is the best government?" Plato: "a monarchy." People: "really? who would be king?" Plato: "ok, hear me out on this one…"
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That's just consistency.
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Very good to know! I'm a philosophy major but our study of Plato ended with the Republic! My issue wasn't so much with the philosopher king, but more with the fact that the most Truth-obsessed philosopher bases his utopia on the Noble Lie(s)! Infuriatingly inconsistent!
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"And the great thing about philosophers is they don't, say, EXECUTE YOUR TEACHER FOR NOTHING....what was I talking about again?"
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Somali tradition says a "leader" is a guy with a bunch of heavily-armed men following him, and it's a good idea for him to remember why they're behind him.
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When?!? His Republic is horrible!
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