/lit/ - Literature

>>18321665
"Do mentally ill people watch anime because they are mentally ill, or do people become mentally ill from watching anime?"

If thinkers had only one sentence for the masses to grasp the quintessence of their life's work, what would that sentence be?

>Plato
The ideal form of government is a meritocracy, with the smartest people on top, which are philosophers.

>Marx
There exists a conflict of interest between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat and capitalism will - due to inherent contradictions - inevitably give rise to socialism which will ultimately transform into communism.

>Hobbes
Because nature and man are innately cruel there needs to be a powerful state that provides security and order for all.

>Nietzsche
The rationalism and scientism coming from the enlightenment has killed God, what follows is the age of nihilism which can only be overcome when a Übermensch creates new values.

Why didn't he just move to Sparta?

Plato is a fucking monster.
How do you guys sleep at night knowing that he is the peak of humanity and that noone will ever surpass him briefly?
I just feel like a joke guys... so worthless...

What's the best order to read Plato