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Does the head follow the heart in matters of truth?
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RE: Does the head follow the heart in matters of truth?
(March 15, 2018 at 8:56 pm)Tizheruk Wrote: As it assumes that the Republic cannot be as moving as the superficial sight of boobs . For even if your mind is drawn to superical it will not stay there as the promise in it is minimal. Just as the driver will grow tired . The Republic offers more like the field of truth the horses wish to go. 

But this is none the less interesting  Smile

Again, you are echoing Plato more than you refute him. I love the Republic. It's my favorite book. I sincerely believe that if everyone read and understood the Republic, the world would be a better place. It is good philosophy. But boobs capture my attention more. Ideally, that wouldn't be so. But the human condition isn't ideal. In civilized society, we must contend with our instinctual foibles.

Compromise and mutual benefit are preferable to war and mutual destruction. That much is true. And to realize this truth is inspiring. But look at the world. War prevails over compromise, even though compromise leads to the greater benefit. Why? Because we are territorial animals. Even though it leads to violence and destruction that ultimately harms us, we cannot help but to piss on a piece of soil and assault any creature who ventures upon our piss stain.

If logic truly were the stronger force, as you suggest, the civilized world would have developed much differently than it has. Logic is the underdog in our internal conflicts. Only by first realizing that it is at a disadvantage can logic ever hope to win over instinct.
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RE: Does the head follow the heart in matters of truth? - by vulcanlogician - March 15, 2018 at 9:29 pm

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