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The Replublic The Original Unabridged And Complete Edition (Plato Classics)

Plato

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BCE, concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work, and one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and histor...

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Plato, in his Republic, considered implementing something similar to our modern scientific method, but decided against it because he thought the end result would be that it would rob human beings of their identity and values.

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Plato seriously considers implementing something extremely similar to our modern scientific method, but he ultimately decides against it because he thought the end result would be that it would rob hu...

— Episode: Episode 135 ... Leo Strauss - Ancients v...

Episode: Episode 135 ... Leo Strauss - Ancients vs. Moderns

Plato, in his Republic, considered implementing something similar to our modern scientific method, but decided against it because he thought the end result would be that it would rob human beings of their identity and values.

"

Plato seriously considers implementing something extremely similar to our modern scientific method, but he ultimately decides against it because he thought the end result would be that it would rob human beings of their identity and values.

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