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Al-Baghdadi IS Plato’s Philosopher King. Defend or Refute.

Bonus Question.
Will we see a philosopher king in the West in 50 years? If so, what will they look like? If not, why?

>>14030417
Cuddling with a pretty girl is better than anything in the world anon. Better than kissing, better than sex. It’s killer when they rub your back too. It’s like your mommy’s little boy again.

>>14017859
How come anon? Just to see his influences? Is there any reasoning why he constructs the list he does? Why those books are appropriate at certain ages?

>Socrates in particular seemed to have embodied a transformative presence. One need only consider his description by Alcibiades in the Symposium . The following testimony of Aristides captures vividly the power of Socrates as an embodiment of divine wisdom. He says: «By the gods, Socrates, you’re not going to believe this, but it’s true! I’ve never learned (mathein) anything from you, as you know. But I made progress whenever I was with you, even if I was only in the same house and not in the same room – but more when I was in the same room. And it seemed, to me at least, that when I was in the same room and looked at you when you were speaking, I made much more progress than when I looked away. And I made by far the most and greatest progress when I sat right beside you, and physically held on to you or touched you.» (Theages 130d2- e2)

Imagine!