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Friday, September 26, 2008

Plato and friends


Well, I wasn't asleep but I was coming awfully close during the oddly scheduled Philosophy class today. We spent the day going over Plato's philosopher state and reviewing for our test that we will take on Monday. I don't know why this guy likes the structures of government put forth by Plato or Nietzsche. With human nature being what it is, there isn't a perfect way to organize government. Even the U.S. has its faults.

Our test is going to cover Plato and Nietzsche and how the latter made sense of the former's ideas. More than any class I've ever taken before, I'm going to have to completely set aside my own opinions and answer the way this professor would want. I would assert my own opinions but I'd rather get a good grade than make a point to a professor who thinks he is always right.

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