CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoTexas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”lithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareThrobbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 hours agoIronically, Plato was so distrustful of the intelligence of the common person that he had severe reservations against writing his lessons down. His argument was that writings can be misrepresented and misused, and can’t defend themselves against it by arguing back.
Ironically, Plato was so distrustful of the intelligence of the common person that he had severe reservations against writing his lessons down.
His argument was that writings can be misrepresented and misused, and can’t defend themselves against it by arguing back.