the unspoken rule of philosophy- the philosopher must also be a priest or a prophet. A priest enforces the present, while a prophet dreams up a future.
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The unspoken truth of prophecy- it is less about predicting the future and more about contradicting the present.
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In this sense, Slavoj Zizek is "prophetic"- he is a critic of the priest and the present state of things. So, the priest (Current Affairs) must excommunicate the heretic
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The classic problem of Plato's philosopher king and his hairdresser's hairdresser king.
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