Goosemaster
Lifer
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Originally posted by: venk
The Republic was a fun read and by fun I mean eye-gougingly boring.
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: venk
The Republic was a fun read and by fun I mean eye-gougingly boring.
heh...for phil i have to read the four texts of socrates and the republic as well....just thought mixing in some other stuff would be good
guess not🙁
Originally posted by: sonz70
It's actually not as bad as people are making it. Give it a try, if you don't like it/not your thing, throw it aside.
Originally posted by: venk
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: venk
The Republic was a fun read and by fun I mean eye-gougingly boring.
heh...for phil i have to read the four texts of socrates and the republic as well....just thought mixing in some other stuff would be good
guess not🙁
You could always look for cliffs. 😉 When reading the Republic it's very easy to lose focus and read 5-10 pages without realizing you have no idea what the hell happened during those 5-10 pages.
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
That metaphysical crap has no bounds and hopefullt they don't stress my capacities too much
Originally posted by: JoeKing
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
That metaphysical crap has no bounds and hopefullt they don't stress my capacities too much
just remeber, you only see the shadow on the wall. The sun will blind you to the truth.
my socks are dirty.
Originally posted by: Jmman
Aristotle is a pretty smart guy.....not that bad of a read......much better than Plato's Republic....
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: JoeKing
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
That metaphysical crap has no bounds and hopefullt they don't stress my capacities too much
just remeber, you only see the shadow on the wall. The sun will blind you to the truth.
my socks are dirty.
so analyze the consequences without seeing the source?
Originally posted by: loki8481
depends what you consider fun.
it's definitely interesting, but I'd never categorize it as light/fun reading.
Originally posted by: JoeKing
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: JoeKing
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
That metaphysical crap has no bounds and hopefullt they don't stress my capacities too much
just remeber, you only see the shadow on the wall. The sun will blind you to the truth.
my socks are dirty.
so analyze the consequences without seeing the source?
how can you perceive the "true" source?