Originally posted by demonseedMom is that you *sniffles..wimpers*? I woke up and you wuz gone.:'(
You'll never understand a great author's weaknesses nor will I, because to do so would mean that we are great authors. You think you can judge Beckett, Hemingway, Joyce, Proust, or Marlowe? Or anyone?
If you think you can then you're a turd: yeah that's right I just excreted you from my anus: I AM YOUR MOTHER!
You are anathema, you are a weak, vague fool.
Originally posted by duecerThe only image we can have of Socrates is through Plato, Aristophanes, & Xenophon, who all featured him in their works; Plato above all. The image we receive is of a philosopher who distrusted writing, and therefore did not write. Whether Plato was an outright liar, whether he merely appended his name to the theses he stole from Socrates and hid until the time was right was triumphantly produce them as his own work, we cannot know. Chances are, though, that had Socrates written, some trace of his writings would have survived, if only by report.
says who? just because nothing of his survived, (or maybe Plato attached his name to them) doen't mean he didn't write anything. without Socrates' guidance, Plato would not be the revered figure he is today
Originally posted by demonseedBut seriously, according to your standards, we should cancel all comparitive literature classes, etc... But I guess you know better than the cumulitive minds of higher learning. We bow to your greatness
You'll never understand a great author's weaknesses nor will I, because to do so would mean that we are great authors. You think you can judge Beckett, Hemingway, Joyce, Proust, or Marlowe? Or anyone?
If you think you can then you're a turd: yeah that's right I just excreted you from my anus: I AM YOUR MOTHER!
You are anathema, you are a weak, vague fool.
*bows humbly*
pllbbbpt*sticks toungue out*
Originally posted by Bosse de Nagegood answer, no argument
The only image we can have of Socrates is through Plato, Aristophanes, & Xenophon, who all featured him in their works; Plato above all. The image we receive is of a philosopher who distrusted writing, and therefore did not write. Whether Plato was an outright liar, whether he merely appended his name to the theses he stole from Socrates and hid until ...[text shortened]... h, that had Socrates written, some trace of his writings would have survived, if only by report.
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Originally posted by Bosse de NagePlato wrote those works: are you seriously suggesting he used total recall of an overheard Socrates conversation?
The only image we can have of Socrates is through Plato, Aristophanes, & Xenophon, who all featured him in their works; Plato above all. The image we receive is of a philosopher who distrusted writing, and therefore did not write. Whether Plato was an outright liar, whether he merely appended his name to the theses he stole from Socrates and hid until ...[text shortened]... h, that had Socrates written, some trace of his writings would have survived, if only by report.
This question is way too open!
By asking you're degrading millions of writers, throughout the spans of history to a contemporary, biased, unfair and uncategorized popularity contest!
In a few posts from now someone's going to place Enid Blyton on the same level as Rynokuke Akutagawa or Chuck Phalahniuk and Sabrina Murray! (I should start counting...)
I refuze to take part in this debauchery!
Oh, sh**...
