CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 个月前Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”lithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down13cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up1263arrow-down1external-linkTexas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”lithub.comCharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 个月前message-square15linkfedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squareThrobbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 个月前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.
minus-squareGates9@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 个月前Probably 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