Seems to have gone quiet here lately I find these lines particuarly interesting: It was Plato's will to power, not his understanding of Socrates, not anything...
... Perhaps naturally so. -- Kalev initially claimed he wanted to discuss the "Intro", but now the discussion is moving beyond the Intro into what Strauss says...
Thanks for taking it up. Not familiar with the Evans and Gamertsfelder text, but the sophists were of interest to Plato and Aristotle. In particular, they may...
Hello Dan, ... Surely not. In that case, one will take up Strauss' invitation to work the *Republic* itself. [snipping] ... Are you out to hook me? -- You can...
George Gregory, in his response to Dan Foley, points out the obvious: The old Athenian order is just as bad as the newer order in decay. There is no political...
... obvious: The ... There is no ... idealizations ... --Actually, I was the one who pointed out the obvious. If you read George's post carefully, you will...
Hello Dan, Very briefly... ... This is an example of what I meant by checking the *Republic* and then checking what Strauss says. If "one," e.g. you, knows the...
Dear Kalev, I was hoping Dan Foley would stick to his guns, and still do, but for the moment a rest seems in order. ... As usual, your summaries, mostly as...
--George, I've actually shared a great deal on the intro to City and Man. No doubt my responding to you is, for you, of more importance than it is to me. But...
Hello Dan, ... May be. Then I suggest you just don't tell me about it. ... Thank you. Less so if it is just going to be such ... Well, I seem to recall that...
Dear Kalev, Strauss calls Socrates' descent into the Piraeus a "mystery." At X. 614b2 ff. Socrates told (past tense -- it was yesterday) Glaucon that he does...
George Gregory writes: Dear Kalev, Strauss calls Socrates' descent into the Piraeus a "mystery." At X. 614b2 ff. Socrates told (past tense -- it was yesterday)...
... Mr. Pehme, Remaining atop this copp'd hill for but a moment: Can the painterly legitimately rise to participate in the philosophic/poetic deliberation as...
Ray Valle writes: Mr. Pehme, Remaining atop this copp'd hill for but a moment: Can the painterly legitimately rise to participate in the philosophic/poetic...
... And to the Poet, we must add the playwright, and if the playwright, then the motion picture producer and the videography of computer graphics. And to the...
Hey George, --Sorry for the delay. ... --Didn't mean to give offense. I just didn't want to leave you hanging, hoping I'd stick to my guns, wanting a reply...
... --In addition to NRH, p. 59, I also meant to refer to C&M, pp. 8-9, on the "vulgarization of thought." -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked...
and contrarywise, for which some evidence for denial can be given, incidently, for those who don't enjoy my post, I have a very simple solution...don't open...
"-But is that any reason, he encouraged himself, for giving up the instincts? One has to see to it that they as well as reason receive their due--one must...
Dan, you're great, but is this carefully worded or have I misread ? : There is not one greatest mind who has left us his work, but many, and there is "profound...
Has the "Athenian Constitution". by Ari been missed by this group? Athenian history had huge ups and downs. Then Pericles and The Pelopo thing ( dad was from...
Surely it was all the greeks who politicised poetry since Homer is responsible for "greekness". Then ther is Aristole exlicitly extoll the virtues of the...
Dan, the tenor of your comment re The Question is spot on from my view. My philosoph foundation goes to the biological, so if I were able to Seriously ( vrs...
Hello George, --Not to pile on, but I wanted to come back to your other specifics. (Let me say that I have, in the mean time, checked you out on the Republic...
Hi Dan, Good to hear from you. ... Honestly, I have great difficulty dealing with what you say here. Maybe, and at the same time, I can say something of an...
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