Plato’s utopia and why you don’t want to live there
History's first utopia shows how far we've come.
Philosophy
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Diogenes in 2021
Man wearing the meme, “Is this cosplay,” with his head through a hole.
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Behold! A man!
Diogenes: Person holding up a dead, plucked chicken. Behold! A man! Plato: Little girl screaming.
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How come we play war and not peace?
How come we play war and not peace? Too few role models.
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So can I have a job after studying philosophy?
Student: So can I have a job after studying philosophy? Guy from Storage Wars: Best I can do is existential crisis.
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Ancient philosophers:
Ancient philosophers: Busts of Greek philosophers. Modern philosophers: Tweet of Pakalu Papito, Life is soup, I am fork.
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Bearistotle
Bearistotle: Man is by nature a political animal. I, a political animal, am therefore a man. Philosopher: I feel like that’s not a valid syllogism....
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God is dead
Nietzsche: God is dead. Schroedinger: God is both alive and dead.
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Be excellent to each other
Mashup of Bill and Ted with the philosophy school of Athens.
