CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTexas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”lithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1266cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1266external-linkTexas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”lithub.comCharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square15linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareThrobbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·3 months 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.
minus-squareGates9@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoProbably had something to do with the ostracization of Aristotle and Socrates as well
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.
Probably had something to do with the ostracization of Aristotle and Socrates as well