And it's important that you all understand that Western society is based on the fallacy-ridden ramblings of an idiot. Read this, understand that he is not joking, and understand that Plato is well and truly fucked in the head.
Every single one of his works goes like this:
SOCRATES: "Hello, I will now prove this theory!" STRAWMAN: "Surely you are wrong!" SOCRATES: "Nonsense. Listen, Strawman: can we agree to the following wildly presumptive statement that is at the core of my argument?" {Insert wildly presumptive statement here— this time, it's "There is such a thing as Perfect Justice" and "There is such a thing as Perfect Beauty", among others.} STRAWMAN: "Yes, of course, that is obvious." SOCRATES: "Good! Now that we have conveniently skipped over all of the logically-necessary debate, because my off-the-wall crazy ideas surely wouldn't stand up to any real scrutiny, let me tell you an intolerably long hypothetical story." {Insert intolerably long hypothetical story.} STRAWMAN: "My God, Socrates! You have completely won me over! That is brilliant! Your woefully simplistic theories should become the basis for future Western civilization! That would be great!" SOCRATES: "Ha ha! My simple rhetorical device has duped them all! I will now go celebrate by drinking hemlock and scoring a cameo in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure!"
Yes but thanks to him we got Aristotle so it's fine
Jordan Walker
It can't be a straw man if opposition agrees that is their intended statement.
Brayden Phillips
This is my favorite goodreads review
Caleb Richardson
t. Aristotle
Jace Reed
This
Ryder Jackson
...
Jace Garcia
Kek classic Do you think they'll ever know how stupid they are?
Ethan James
It was posted literally ten years ago so possibly.
Tyler Rivera
>Plato is stupid. Good thread when OP outs himself as a moron first line.
Read more closely next time. Socrates' interlocutors follow the argument. Just because you have an objection doesn't mean they did. Next time make a thread about a specific case and argue it here, that'll be much more interesting thanks.
Jose Wood
Still the top rated review of the Republic in that shithole, together with what you find in the Bible reviews, the answer to your question appears to be a nope.
Robert Ward
I don't see what's wrong with this. From what I understand The Republic is meant to be understood in its entirety, this excerpt is irrelevant on its own. Socrates and Plato are having an ongoing conversation about ethics and politics and the like.
Jordan Hill
>he still doesn't get the subtle yet riotous sense of sarcasm in the review Typical brainlet
Levi Butler
hah
Julian Brooks
>thinking it was op Good post when user outs himself as a moron first line.
Bentley Lee
Holy shit, what an absolute hack. Now that Plato btfo and i don't have to start with the greeks, where should i start instead?
Wyatt Wilson
start with fourth wave feminism
William Ward
Any particular books?
Adrian Mitchell
I was being sarcastic. Fourth wave feminism has absolutely nothing of value to say.