Tag: Plato

  • The Allegory of the Cave – A Warning Against Political and Ideological Bigotry

    The Allegory of the Cave – A Warning Against Political and Ideological Bigotry

    Plato’s allegory of the cave (from Republic) is probably the best known simile for truth-seeking. It’s based on a talk between Socrates and Plato’s older brother Glaucon. However, as much as it describes epistemology, it is metaphorically concerned with political corruption and ideological bigotry as well. Plato’s allegory begins as follows: Socrates is likening the “prisoners”…

  • The Fallacious Romance of Politics with the Concept of Public Interest

    The Fallacious Romance of Politics with the Concept of Public Interest

    The theory that there exists a thing called „public interest“ is a fallacious belief based on a romantic idea of political man. In truth, the overwhelming evidence shows us that governments are more likely to fail than markets, and when they do, the consequences of their failure are more catastrophic. Political man vs. economic man…