CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTexas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”lithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down12
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minus-squareThrobbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 days 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-up1·2 days 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