Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Periagoge

Posted on May 27, 2026 by PlatoHagel

And Socrates leaves this, simply, without elaboration: The Dialogue can remove obstacles. Create stillness. Model the posture. Wait. But the turning itself — the single arc of genuine reorientation — happens in a silence the Dialogue did not fill. And … Continue reading →

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Plato’s Seventh Letter

Posted on May 27, 2026 by PlatoHagel

The Seventh Letter of Plato is an epistle that tradition has ascribed to Plato. It is by far the longest of the epistles of Plato and gives an autobiographical account of his activities in Sicily as part of the intrigues between Dion and Dionysius of Syracuse for the tyrannyof Syracuse. It also contains an extended philosophical interlude … Continue reading →

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Predictive History

Posted on May 27, 2026 by PlatoHagel

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Pope Leo XIV Talk on Magnifica Humanitas.

Posted on May 27, 2026 by PlatoHagel

I take this opportunity to align my thinking along side those who speak to the nature and dangers of AI. I too, worried about the nature of what I had developed over the years in thought and practise, not as … Continue reading →

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Soylent Green

Posted on May 26, 2026 by PlatoHagel

The term “Soylent” itself originates from the 1966 novel Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison.It was formed from: Thus: Soy + lent = Soylent In the novel, Soylent was merely a processed food source for an overcrowded and resource-starved … Continue reading →

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George Orwell and Soylent Green

Posted on May 26, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Timeline: So there is no direct historical connection. Yet philosophically, the works share deep affinities. Orwell’s world in 1984 revolves around: Soylent Green revolves around: Both worlds share a central structure: reality is managed for the population rather than revealed … Continue reading →

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Roger Penrose and Brian Cox Discuss “remarkable new evidence” about the Origins of the Universe

Posted on May 25, 2026 by PlatoHagel
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Predictive History

Posted on May 21, 2026 by PlatoHagel

In Foundation (1951), famed mathematician and psychologist Hari Seldon has developed the science of psychohistory, which uses sophisticated mathematics and statistical analysis to predict future trends on a galactic scale. He has predicted the unavoidable and relatively imminent fall of the Galactic Empire, and intends … Continue reading →

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Daimon vs Daemon

Posted on May 21, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Is daimon and daemon the same thing? Yes — but with an important historical distinction. The Greek word was δαίμων (daimōn). In ancient Greek thought, especially in the world of Socrates and Plato, a daimōn was not originally an “evil … Continue reading →

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Thucydides Explanation Put Forth Again

Posted on May 21, 2026 by PlatoHagel

The diagram presents a historical interpretation of what political scientist Graham Allison called the “Thucydides Trap,” derived from the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. The central thesis is that when a rising power threatens to displace an established ruling power, fear, … Continue reading →

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