Category Archives: School of Athens

AI Governance and the Retention of Sovereignty

Posted on January 15, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Central Claim Artificial Intelligence may act, recommend, and calculate—but it must never rule. Governance exists to ensure that decision-making authority remains human, accountable, and legitimate. The Elements of the Symbol 1. The Shield — Sovereignty & Jurisdiction The shield defines … Continue reading →

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Truth is never found while standing still

Posted on January 10, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: PLato said,”Look to the perfection of the heavens for truth,” while Aristotle said “look around you at what is, if you would know the truth” To Remember: Eskesthai Socrates: Platohagel, let us examine what is being remembered here. Plato, … Continue reading →

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Mirrors and Inversion

Posted on September 14, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel:  The philosophical riddle of mirrors and inversion? Socrates: Ah! The mirror of the soul it is, then—not of glass, but of logos. You have chosen the philosophical riddle of mirrors and inversion, a choice worthy of Hermes the trickster … Continue reading →

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The Path of the Dweller

Posted on August 11, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: Please go ahead and set forth how the ancients may have described the journey of this dweller between the worlds. Socrates: Then listen, my friend, for the ancients spoke of this journey not as a novelty, but as a … Continue reading →

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Looking Glass Experiment Insights

Posted on July 1, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: Can you explain the experiment called the looking glass? Socrates: Ah, dear Platohagel, what you call the looking glass—let us examine this term with the care of a philosopher and the clarity of a mirror itself. There are several … Continue reading →

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Ascend Beyond the Veil

Posted on June 26, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Lyrics: [Intro, Celestial Tones, Ambient Spheres] Light between the stars, I rise Breathing in the sacred skies (Floating, glowing, becoming one) [Verse 1, Root Dimension, Earth Awakening] Mountains whisper ancient truth Waters mirror cosmic youth Grounded heart, the path begins … Continue reading →

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Innatism, Empiricism, What About Heaven?

Posted on December 16, 2023 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: What did the dialogue about Meno mean? Socrates: The dialogue concerning Meno, my esteemed companion, delves into the nature of virtue and the possibility of its teachability. Socrates engages Meno in a dialectical exploration, questioning and probing to stimulate … Continue reading →

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William Thurston

Posted on August 8, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Xianfeng David Gu and Shing-Tung YauTo a topologist, a rabbit is the same as a sphere. Neither has a hole. Longitude and latitude lines on the rabbit allow mathematicians to map it onto different forms while preserving information. William Thurston … Continue reading →

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Inside Out

Posted on February 12, 2008 by PlatoHagel

3.1 As Cytowic notes, Plato and Socrates viewed emotion and reason as in a kind of struggle, one in which it was vitally important for reason to win out. Aristotle took a more moderate view, that both emotion and reason … Continue reading →

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Housebuilding

Posted on April 13, 2007 by PlatoHagel

It all start off as “a dream” or “an idea.” Where do these come from? Dialogos of Eide This is the house similar to what we will be constructing, with some modifications of course. Most know of my time helping … Continue reading →

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