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jumpoddly | 1 year ago

Interesting reads, thanks

I think the broadest most practical day to day knowledge stems from Plato, née Socrates, “I do not think I know what I do not know”

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mbivert|1 year ago

There are so many ways to practically apply Plato.

The simplicity of his elocution, his use of systematic pauses when communicating — that's a common advice given to contemporary speakers — the relevancy of the cycle of political systems, that ancient Greeks were first taught sports and music to acquire psychological balance, a necessary prerequisite to efficient further studies, etc.

Having knowledge of Plato & other old fellows, almost feels like cheating at life: it equips ones mind with knowledge and skills that has been deemed worthy by enough humans to help it endure for millennia.

The people who don't know about them can't fathom how much they miss.