We gain nothing by pretending that Popper didn't write "The Open Society and Its Enemies". However, I think it's good for us to think about it. Personally, I think these people do not understand what is fascism and what is utopia. In the past threads, some people called Socrates' city a "fascist utopia", probably shocked by all those prescriptions. We're still not quite there, but you should always remember this and be careful while reading.Īt the same time, we saw how many prescriptions Socrates made for his city build with the discourse. We'll eventually notice how closely connected Book III and Book X is. , For example, one can easily re-read the whole Book III under a different light once we brave the theory of forms. Socrates eventually will present us his theory of forms and this will change this book entirely. We have read a lot of things, but there's still a lot to read. Before we get into Book IV, I want to say something about our reading thus far.
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