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"'''Tending Plato's Elephant'''" is a short poem by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]].
"'''Tending Plato's Elephant'''" is a short essay by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]].


== Tending Plato's Elephant ==
== Tending Plato's Elephant ==
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A mix of "Prisoners in Plato's cave" and "Blind men tending Plato's elephant"
A mix of "Prisoners in Plato's cave" and "Blind men tending Plato's elephant"


People forget that [[Plato (nonfiction)|Plato]] was a warrior and statesmen, and a slave-owner to boot
People forget that [[Plato (nonfiction)|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
Given the chance, Plato would have locked us up in that cave and forced us to tend the elephant
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* [ Post] @ Twitter
* [ Post] @ Twitter
* [https://www.facebook.com/karl.gregory.jones/posts/10225344225771224 Comment] @ Facebook


[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Poems by Karl Jones (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Essays by Karl Jones (nonfiction)]]

Revision as of 10:54, 16 February 2021

"Tending Plato's Elephant" is a short essay by Karl Jones.

Tending Plato's Elephant

Works for me

A mix of "Prisoners in Plato's cave" and "Blind men 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

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