Agree. I think a government borne out of pure human rationality can cause a “constant”. Aristotle, Kant, Spinoza talks about rationality as ultimate end in a way (the highest virtue). Unfortunately we’ve buried that a longtime ago and replaced the reflective capacity to rationalize overpowered by the primitive brain’s “desire”.

Good convo to end my Monday night. Thank you both for engaging.

Democracy is a failed experiment

Democracy is a failed experiment

Democracy. I believe he did not favor “democracy” at least the one practiced (he thinks it failed) during that time (he blames that for the death of Socrates). Although one could argue he meant “humanity” or the citizenry, ie he equates such democratic failure (then) to humanity (then) as he thinks a man’s charater reflects the state he lives in. At least that’s how I understands the flow of that thought. 🤷‍♂️

Socrates spoke within these lines to. Humanity is a failed experiment

Agree. This is Plato’s “philosopher king” (Plato’s ‘Republic’).

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Dude since i was a kid, i always imagined Seoul as a city from the future. Later i discovered Asia via food. I will def visit both countries one day