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[[File:Tending Plato's Elephant | [[File:Tending Plato's Elephant.jpg|thumb|Plato was a warrior and statesman, and a slave-owner to boot. Given the chance, Plato would have locked us up in a cave and forced us to tend the elephant.]]"'''Tending Plato's Elephant'''" is a short essay by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]]. | ||
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Revision as of 08:47, 24 November 2021
"Tending Plato's Elephant" is a short essay by Karl Jones.
Tending Plato's Elephant
People forget that Plato was a warrior and statesman, and a slave-owner to boot
Given the chance, Plato would have locked us up in that cave and forced us to tend the elephant
Commentary
A mix of "Prisoners in Plato's cave" and "Blind men tending Plato's elephant"
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