???????? ???? (aoristos dyas) is indeed in Metaphysics: However, I think it is fair to say that, judging by past performance, “Fooloso4” is not only s...
It isn't an issue for me at all. My original comment was in response to the suggested need to "bash one's opponent on the snout." My point was that si...
Exactly. They can and they do! The limited may indeed be unable to comprehend the unlimited fully. But it may still comprehend some of it. And of cour...
I see. This reminds me of the other canard about Plato's supposed phrase "a noble lie" that of course is NOT Plato's phrase! :grin: But it's good to s...
It may be an infringement. Either people have rights or they don't. If they do, then those rights can be infringed. Another aspect of the problem is h...
If people believe in the Good as a higher principle and live their lives in harmony with what is good, then obviously it can be done. In fact, I think...
Unfortunately, I can't go along with mandatory vaccination as that sounds too much like an infringement of human rights. It would be inconsistent to c...
That's an interesting point. If someone died as a result of being forced by the state to take the vaccine, should his/her family be entitled to retali...
Take them to court, impose sanctions, anything is better than nothing. Otherwise the regime will think that it is untouchable and this can only make m...
Metaphysics serves to form a theoretical framework through which the world is better understood and can be used to support ethics making it more persu...
True. But those that are vaccinated are supposed to be protected? And I don't see why China should get away with it when that is where the problem ori...
I think the first problem with that statement is that it ignores the fact that Plato's philosophy is primarily a way of life based on ethical values, ...
That seems an unlikely statement coming from the King of England. You can see the text of the Royal Society original charters here: First Charter – Gr...
The fact that the concept of unification or union (henosis) occurs across wide geographic and cultural areas suggests that there may be some universal...
I agree that Plato is unlikely to have belonged to a secret cult. If he uses elements of Pythagoreanism he does so for his own purposes. But I think w...
I tend to agree with Churchill. However, if you ask me, I think the gloves should come off when dealing with China who is the real perpetrator. The an...
I don't think I am "vilifying" him though. In fact I tend to agree with Strauss on some points, e.g. on his view that Plato's plan for the ideal city ...
It was not my suggestion that he was. I posted the link as an illustration of how the issue of the "Indefinite Dyad" is treated by some scholars. Plat...
This is a very apt observation. Personally, I was fortunate enough to be able to read Plato before being exposed to the materialist indoctrination of ...
So, you want me to read what Strauss says or what Bloom says that Strauss says??? :grin: Of course Strauss says that Plato’s Theory of Forms is “a fan...
And so what? IMO all these so-called "difficulties" are more imagined than factual. If you start from Strauss' bizarre and totally unscholarly premise...
That’s exactly where the problem with the Straussian position lies. Strauss purports to “revive Classical philosophy” but the truth becomes apparent o...
You seem to be confused. Perhaps you should examine your own solidified belief-system. First, as I said, I don’t see what your comments are contributi...
Correct. Gerson's statement "Platonism is philosophy and anti-Platonism is antiphilosophy" is a valid and important observation. Anti-Platonists seem ...
On the contrary. Your comment is just another example of YOUR uncalled-for ad hominems. As is well-known, Strauss offers no proper scholarly analysis ...
That's Straussianism though, isn't it? As Socrates states quite clearly, when the soul focuses on itself and is itself by itself, then it sees realiti...
Perhaps it should. As a matter of fact, ancient civilizations had a different understanding of the concept of "lie". Although telling a lie with harmf...
They may or may not be "respected". It is still ad populum and it doesn't make it right. There are lots of "respected" people that hold unsound opinio...
Well, there is no surprise there. It has become routine or knee-jerk reaction to accuse someone of being a "conspiracy theorist" the minute they open ...
I never said it was. Gerson says that "Platonism is philosophy and anti-Platonism is antiphilosophy" and that there is a growing anti-Platonist trend,...
Not true. He simply says that pseudos can have several meanings - as can be seen from Bailly - in general. In fact, his first comment on pseudos is wi...
I am claiming exactly what Gerson is claiming, i.e. that there is an anti-Platonist movement led by academics with a political agenda. Strauss is a po...
That's an argument ad populum. And not a very clever one, either. The fact is that Lee is a more nuanced and careful reader. And he obviously consults...
Noble lie - Wikipedia Popper is a good illustration of how anti-Platonists use the myth (or weasel word) of Plato's "noble lie" to claim that everythi...
On the contrary, I think that is what YOU are proposing. You are making false statements and using dodgy translations and sources in an attempt to sup...
Or between change or "progress" and existing culture. Gerson says: - Platonism and Naturalism, p. 265 Elsewhere he says: - From Plato to Platonism, p....
By your logic, because the LSJ uses English terms not available to Plato, referring to them to resolve the matter is pointless and bizarre - to say th...
I just told you! My version is correct because it is the most recent. Yours is 1974, mine is revised 1987 edition with new introduction of 2007. Autho...
No he doesn't! That’s an old edition. The latest Penguin Classics 2007 edition that I have right in front of me does not have “fraud and deceit” and i...
Very interesting. So .... according to you ??????????? and ?????? are one and the same thing? Or is it ??????????? and ?????? Or, perhaps, it is ?????...
I think you may be (conveniently) ignoring some important facts: 1. As a general rule, words can have different meanings in different contexts. 2. As ...
Of course it does! What other kind of Greek are you talking about? Lee says exactly what LSJ says, "pseudos = falsehood, lie": To begin with, there is...
Well, if you can travel back in time and talk to Socrates, why not Lee? Plus scholars don’t rely on just one dictionary, do they? So, perhaps you shou...
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