Tag: Plato
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Cubes!
The ancient philosopher Plato posited the shapes of the building blocks of the universe. According to him, the earth was formed of cubes. Researchers now find a fundamental truth in that premise. Studying the shapes and fragmentation patterns of a variety of rocks, they found that the average of all their forms is a cube.…
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Dementia. Dying. Being born!
It happens unexpectedly: a person long thought lost to the ravages of dementia, unable to recall the events of their lives or even recognize those closest to them, will suddenly wake up and exhibit surprisingly normal behavior, only to pass away shortly thereafter. This phenomenon, which experts refer to as terminal or paradoxical lucidity, has…
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Unsocial brain…
Columbia scientists have identified a brain region that helps tell an animal when to attack an intruder and when to accept it into its home. This brain area, called CA2, is part of the hippocampus, a larger brain structure known to be critical for our memory of people, places, things and events. CA2 was already…
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Pope, Marxism, Plato, chairs...
Pope Francis responded to critics who call his stance on capitalism Marxist, saying in a new interview that the political and economic philosophy of marxism is flat "wrong". (1) Our mania to categorize things and thoughts has ruined our ability to distinguish right from wrong. We can only think with black and white.With "capitalism is right",…
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Excessive freedom leads to slavery...
Excessive freedom, can turn into excessive slavery… (Plato) Η άγαν ελευθερία έοικε εις άγαν δουλείαν μεταβάλλειν. (φαίνεται πως η υπερβολική ελευθερία μετατρέπεται σε υπερβολική υποδούλωση) (Πλάτων, Πολιτεία 564Α) At the time freedom is complete, it dies within anarchy... Τη στιγμή που η ελευθερία είναι πλήρης, πεθαίνει μέσα στην αναρχία. (Will Durant)
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