In perhaps the most overlooked mythical invention of all time, Plato, in deep mourning for his buddy and tragic philosopher Socrates went ahead and created the best form of political control imaginable: hell. What Socrates's death represented was the failure of the polis to operate with the philosopher; i.e. with models of deliberation and free …
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