The Sophists were the intellectual enemies of Plato. They were the first to say, in no uncertain terms, that virtue is not something we discover—it’s something we enforce. For them, virtue was not an eternal truth but a product of human society, shaped by persuasion, power, and custom. Plato, on the other hand, saw this […]
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The ‘real’ father
Daughter: “What if you’re not my real dad? Like, what if someone else is my actual dad?” Dad: “Why do you say that? What made you think of this?” Daughter: “I don’t know… I just think I’d feel sad if you weren’t my real dad. I’d begin to like the other guy, even if I […]