AI Snips
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Ruthless Rationalism Reveals Dark Implications
- Plato's republic tests pure rationalism by designing a perfectly ordered city without attachments.
- This exercise shows how prioritizing abstract justice alone leads to morally horrifying conclusions.
Population-Level Differences Versus Individual Talent
- Plato argues women and men should share guardian roles if given identical education and rearing.
- He treats aggregate population differences as separate from individual capacities for office.
Treat Gut Reactions As Informational
- Don't dismiss instinctive disgust automatically as mere prejudice; examine what it signals.
- Use reason to interrogate gut feelings, not to erase moral intuition wholesale.