DM> oriented attitude problem!) ......along with his pal Socrates
 DM> (essentially a traitor to Athens though oft cleaned up, especially by
 DM> Plato). Plato DID try out his theories of government in two failed
 DM> efforts. His childhood friend and student (Dionysus Jr) became tyrant
 DM> of Syracuse (city-ish state on the S.E. coast of Sicily) and agreed to
 DM> Republican-ish experiments. Mostly speculative as to actuality, Plato
 DM> twice attempted to spur the effort, then moved back to Athens to teach
 DM> (mumbling to himself that fine words were not always workable  ...that
 DM> teaching was much safer and easier).
   An excellent review of the take on Plato and Socrates by I. F. Stone 
whose
friends lovingly refer to as "Izzy," David.  
   Hard to imagine why serious scholars are still reading and pondering the
questions posed by Plato and Socrates, yes?
Sincerely, 
                                     Frank
                                                                              
                                                       
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