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Makes sense. The ugly and skeptical philosophy of Socrates was very controversial compared to the beautiful words of the Sophists, but now we all consider the d
by jdtang13 9y ago
Makes sense. The ugly and skeptical philosophy of Socrates was very controversial compared to the beautiful words of the Sophists, but now we all consider the disciples of Socrates to be the best philosophers. Maybe we should start having more respect for the controversial outcasts.
- uuuu91113e 9y agoI'm not so sure. Sometimes people are misunderstood geniuses. And sometimes people are outcasts because they really are kooks.
- freedomben 9y agoMaybe so indeed. Ideally I think the work should be judged on its merits rather than the acceptability of the source. That's obviously easy to say, less easy to do.