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plato common-sense may
Aristotle's metaphysics, roughly speaking, may be described as Plato diluted by common sense. He is difficult because Plato and common sense do not mix easily. Bertrand Russell
plato emotional ideas
In spreading his ideas, Plato was willing to employ emotional appeals, state propaganda, and the use of force.
plato arguing argument
Plato has dramatic strength ... but is quite unaware of the strength of the argument against his position ... and allows himself to be grossly unfair in arguing against it.
plato long greek
Aristotle and Plato considered Greeks so innately superior to barbarians that slavery is justified so long as the master is Greek and the slave barbarian.
plato should-have people
That Plato's Republic should have been admired, on its political side, by decent people, is perhaps the most astonishing example of literary snobbery in all history.
plato purpose world
The atomists , unlike Socrates , Plato , and Aristotle , sought to explain the world without introducing the notion of purpose or final cause.
plato two preparation
Certain characteristics of the subject are clear. To begin with, we do not in this subject deal with particular things or particular properties: we deal formally with what can be said about any thing or any property. We are prepared to say that one and one are two, but not that Socrates and Plato are two.
plato ignorance opinion
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. Plato
plato school exercise
The authority of Plato and Aristotle, of Zeno and Epicurus, still reigned in the schools; and their systems, transmitted with blind deference from one generation of disciples to another, precluded every generous attempt to exercise the powers, or enlarge the limits, of the human mind. Edward Gibbon
etc groups shut-up
Cofishes-other fish in a group, coworkers, cohorts, etc. Shut up, it's a word. Christopher Moore
etc needs film
Making a film, I've learned, can be an exhausting process, due to the need for backing, distribution, etc. Anne Rice
etch-a-sketch upside-down turns
If I could only turn the etch-a-sketch of my life upside down. Lynda Barry
etc boring cliche
Antiquite . en tout ce qui s'y rapporte: Est poncif, embe" tant! etc. Antiquity. And everything to do with it, cliche d and boring. Gustave Flaubert
etc saudis
The Turks ... the Saudis, the Emiratis, etc. What were they doing? Joe Biden
etc aspect
I usually don't like to talk about money, but I talk about the movie, and the other aspects of directing, etc. Tommy Wiseau
etc example citizens
I like a lot of classic movies, like, for example, 'Citizen Kane', James Dean movies, etc, etc.
etch-a-sketch
This is one doodle that can't be undid homeskillet. Rainn Wilson
half pc second stocks
The PC stocks should do well in the second half of this year. Art Russell
half outlook recession second sign
The outlook for the second half is shakier -- but we do not see any sign of recession here.
half writers
You know what writers say about their long books: If I had another year, the book would be half as long. David Remnick
half kind knows
I know when something is kind of half-baked. Bill Budge
half passes second sloppy start
The 3s at the start of the second half put us in a big hole. We made some sloppy passes and they capitalized.
half key lead leads second
That was the key to the whole game. We had a six-point lead in the first half and a four-point lead in the second half. (The Knights) got their leads because they rebound.
half matter record worst
That was the worst half of officiating I've ever seen. That was terrible, and I want it on the record I said that at halftime, no matter what the outcome. Mark Cuban
half second taking talked
That was the thing we talked about early, was taking that away. In the second half I thought we did a better job, but it was too late. Chip Taylor
half woke
That woke us up. We did not play well in the first half of the Hoban game.