toldailytopic: Best and worst forms of government, what does the evidence suggest?

[Yorzhik]

You monarchists are so amusing.

And correct.

 

[Granite]

And correct.

Actually no, you're just self-important, self-impressed, slavish, and you hate your country.

 

[The Berean]

Ah yes. The Republic. In which Plato, a philosopher who used to be a professional wrestler, argues that his hypothetical utopia's bizarre caste-system would be best off ruled autocratically by a philosopher who used to be a professional wrestler. Suspicious. :think:

:rotfl: Where's Mills Lane when you need him? "Let's get it on!

Incidentally, Trad, did the philosophy course you studied focus much on critical, independent thought? It's just that I've noticed you don't tend to question the theories you quote very much. It might just be a style thing, but by some of your posts it looks like you think that if a philosopher's written about an issue, it's cut and dry. Of course it might just be that you only quote philosophers you believe are incontrovertibly and indisputably correct. I'm just curious.

:think:

 

[The Berean]

Actually no, you're just self-important, self-impressed, slavish, and you hate your country.

You're such a party pooper, Granite! Brian would be disappointed. :chuckle: