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What makes you think Plato didn't have the benefits of thousands of years of previous thinkers to refine his ideas against? I'm not aware we have any evidence t
by mrr54 7y ago
What makes you think Plato didn't have the benefits of thousands of years of previous thinkers to refine his ideas against? I'm not aware we have any evidence that cultures with oral traditions didn't have thousands of years of history of philosophical thought. They would have dressed them up in stories because that's how oral traditions work but they're still very philosophical.
- kerkeslager 7y agoIt would not surprise me if Plato did have the benefits of thousands of years of previous thinkers to refine his ideas against. I'm not saying he didn't, I'm saying we have the benefit of thousands of years more than he did.