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Calling Plato a dualist seriously calls into question the author's philosophical credentials.
by atlantic 2y ago
Calling Plato a dualist seriously calls into question the author's philosophical credentials.
- guerrilla 2y agoPlato is generally considered to be the archetype of early dualism. What are your credentials?
- n4r9 2y ago> Please don't post shallow dismissals > Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- pphysch 2y agoWe can squabble over definitions, but a primary characteristic of Platonism for many people is the belief in a (separate) domain of ideals/concepts. That e.g. mathematical objects exist outside of our individual cognition. That's more dualistic than monistic.