Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-02-18]:
In Plato's Symposium, Aristophanes cannot speak when his turn comes due to a hiccup. He then calls Eriximachus, his physician, to speak on his behalf. A seemingly funny event, is trying to reveal to us a very important truth: that the unspoken can affect Logos, usually in ways we cannot even imagine...
(in continuation of The power of Humor & Jokes)
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Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-07-15]: Everyone is talking about what Rupert Murdoch’s paper was doing. But noone is interested in what Police Officers were doing… If a journalist can bribe a police officer, then it is the latter we should be worried about. Plato asked who will protect us from the guards. And THIS is the problem we should be worried about…
