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The note* of [sic] comparison with Plato – on poets – does throw doubt yet again on Plato’s g~{-}qualities.** I’ve tended to wriggle out of it by saying that when Plato was planning his ideal state he assumed an M~ viewpoint – which is not unreasonable. All these locations are relative and *** contextual in any case; Plato may be the nearest one comes to a Western g~ philosopher, and his seminal position in Western philosophy (and contrast with Aristotle’s) suggests a cardinal position (and at g):

A dynamic alternative is:

– but I don’t much care for this!

*ref [[Redbook9:96-97][19910414:1104b]{Islamic Art – The Word (1) [continued]}[14th April 1991]fn=*,] 96

**ref earlier Vol[ume]... [(eg) [Redbook5:171][19880618:1855]{The Metaphysic of Metaphysics}[18th June 1988]]

{(ie Plato had no room in his Utopia for Poets, who were dangerous to Order; only for censors....)}

***(?)

****{ref VIII: [[Redbook8:191][19910127:0013]{Socrates, Plato and Aristotle [– Socrates & Plato]}[27th January 1991]&f,] 191}

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