analytical philosophy

["Charles Brown" <CharlesB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Again, the reality is quite the opposite.  Plato has Sokrates
contend that only a philosophic, not an aristocratic, elite would
rule in the "best" city.  An aristocratic elite is defined by descent
and hereditary privilege.  The Sokratic/Platonic philosophic elite
is defined by profound education and practical ability, its members
have no knowledge of even their immediate parentage, and in
regard to wealth and income they are below the lowest members
of the commonality, since they are absolutely destitute of both.

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CB: Like theoretical Catholic priests, with vows of poverty. Maybe this is why Carroll often points out the Christianity has a big Platonic underpinning.