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18103434 No.18103434 [Reply] [Original]

find me a better philosopher

>> No.18103452

There is no philosopher greater than Alexander.

>> No.18103506

Plato was discoursing on his theory of ideas and, pointing to the cups on the table before him, said while there are many cups in the world, there is only one 'idea' of a cup, and this cupness precedes the existence of all particular cups. "I can see the cups on the table," said Diogenes, "but I can't see the 'cupness'".
"That's because you have the eyes to see the cup," said Plato, "but", tapping his head with his forefinger, "you don't have the intellect with which to comprehend 'cupness'."
Diogenes walked up to the table, examined a cup and, looking inside, asked, "Is it empty?" Plato nodded. "Where is the 'emptiness' which precedes this empty cup?" asked Diogenes. Plato allowed himself a few moments to collect his thoughts, but Diogenes reached over and, tapping Plato's head with his finger, said "I think you will find here is the 'emptiness'".”

>> No.18103670

>>18103506
One of them was a true student of Socrates, carrying the torch of his master's teachings and the other one was Plato.

>> No.18103679

>>18103506
tripfag;dr

>> No.18103860
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>>18103506
I just love how Plato was consistently bullied by Diogenes. Must have become really annoying after a few years

>> No.18104161

>>18103506
>>18103860
Why does Diogenes always reduce to gotchas? it unironically just feels like a redditer/(you)farmer without substance.

>> No.18104226

>>18104161
>filtered by Diogenes

>> No.18104304

>>18103860
embarrassing, anon