/lit/ - Literature

>>10645898
If everyone thought like you do, we'd be living in an utter utopia right now.

>everyone philosophizes in an intelligent manner
>gets to root, or at the least closest thing to it, of all matters
>everyone is more ethical, full of empathy
>everyone realizes we need to work together to achieve happiness
>technological progress makes leaps and bounds as people get over their pettish trifles and realize that science and tech lead to greater quality of life
>Academics and learning becomes king
>Art flourishes
>People on average are more happy

Was he just a mental case living on the streets?

Also Plato is a retard. In the Apology Socrates is tried for perversion of the youth and impeity. Yet when Socrates is creating his city he decides that censoring speech and the arts is required or else tales will be spun that instill weak morals to the populace. Even challenging the mythos at the time. He is obviously a hypocrite.

/lit/ will defend this...

>>9297469
Is a book smart because men read it, or do men read a book because it is smart?