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Episode #161 ... Karl Popper - The Open Society and Its Enemies

Philosophize This!

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Plato's Theory of the State

Pauper: To understand some things out there, you have to have an understanding of the thing as a whole. This way of thinking about the state practically guarantees a facius or totalitarian outcome. The ends of long term stability justify the means of momentary human suffering. That's a sacrifice that plato is willing to make. And all jokes aside, paper would want to point out that plato's designing this system with the best intentions in mind. Once again, he's just trying to stop what seems like one of the biggest issues facing the political philosophy of his time."

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