It may well seem that Plato does suggest techne is the best model for moral knowledge. In other words, it may seem that his goal is to establish an expert or authority in the field of the good-bad, just-unjust.
What makes defeat so painful is just the awareness that the other has won. It hurts to lose because it feels so good to win. - David Roochnik
What makes defeat so painful is just the awareness that the other has won. It hurts to lose because it feels so good to win.
- David Roochnik
We live in a technocratic culture. We worship at the altar of technology. Our lives are increasingly shaped by the machinations of the techies. It is… - David Roochnik
We live in a technocratic culture. We worship at the altar of technology. Our lives are increasingly shaped by the machinations of the techies. It is…
The earth is, of course, not the geometric center of the universe. But it is certainly the center of our lives. - David Roochnik
The earth is, of course, not the geometric center of the universe. But it is certainly the center of our lives.
Anyone who studies the contemporary phenomenon of global warming, or who fears the insidious impact that the smartphone is having on our lives, or wh… - David Roochnik
Anyone who studies the contemporary phenomenon of global warming, or who fears the insidious impact that the smartphone is having on our lives, or wh…
Mathematics is realm altogether, one that is cold, hard, objective, necessary, clear and thus utterly non-human. Nonetheless, it is enormously useful… - David Roochnik
Mathematics is realm altogether, one that is cold, hard, objective, necessary, clear and thus utterly non-human. Nonetheless, it is enormously useful…
First and foremost, note that Plato always wrote dialogues, and never attempted to produce a theoretical or scientific treatise. This is a big clue f… - David Roochnik
First and foremost, note that Plato always wrote dialogues, and never attempted to produce a theoretical or scientific treatise. This is a big clue f…
Even before Plato, techne was conceived as knowledge of a determinate field that could be mastered by "the expert". Such a person becomes an authorit… - David Roochnik
Even before Plato, techne was conceived as knowledge of a determinate field that could be mastered by "the expert". Such a person becomes an authorit…
If you want to understand what it means to be afraid, what fear as experienced by human beings is, then your focus must shift. No longer will you be … - David Roochnik
If you want to understand what it means to be afraid, what fear as experienced by human beings is, then your focus must shift. No longer will you be …
Postmodernism - and is that term used much any more? - is simply a reiteration of the sophistic or the rhetorical worldview. - David Roochnik
Postmodernism - and is that term used much any more? - is simply a reiteration of the sophistic or the rhetorical worldview.
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