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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

Revision as of 14:35, 16 November 2022

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.

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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