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Plato's writing remains influential because he transferred theatrical dialogue from the stage onto the page, making philosophical argument readable and enjoyable.
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Plato's writing remains influential because he transferred theatrical dialogue from the stage onto the page, making philosophical argument readable and enjoyable.
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"...having arguments and conversations with other people. So in terms of readability, Plato is definitely probably one of the most readable philosophers, okay? He's..."
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"...Plato, anyone can read Plato and enjoy Plato, okay? So his readability, the originality of his writing is one really good reason why he..."
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A source-grounded reading of the lecture's central turn: Socrates attacks democracy by exposing the weakness of language and reason, then Plato rescues Socrates by turning the cave into a martyr story, a Christian universe,...
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