Category Archives: Self Evident

The Trivium and the Quadrivium

Posted on March 12, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Socratic Dialogue Reflecting the Pyramid Method Characters: Socrates – the questioning guide, persistent in inquiry. Plato – the student and interlocutor, attempting to understand the ascent toward the Good. —————————————— Socrates: Tell me, Plato, when a man examines what he … Continue reading →

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Dialogue on Wholeness, Shadow, and the Nation

Posted on February 26, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Socrates: Plato, I see your mind burdened. What weighs upon your soul? Plato: I witness cruelty—acts by individuals, and the structures of a nation that permit them. I see victims who must reintegrate themselves, yet the society that surrounds them … Continue reading →

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Posted on February 1, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Why Do Mirrors Reverse? Platohagel: What is the assessment of this opening lecture in contrast to the archive I hold regarding Mirrors? Socratics: Assessment of the opening lecture The passage is rhetorically strong but philosophically shallow. It uses a genuine … Continue reading →

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Orwellian

Posted on December 20, 2025 by PlatoHagel

Another Possible Short Socratic Dialogue on the Naming of Subtle Power Socrates: Tell me, Platohagel, when a word is spoken, does it merely point, or does it also persuade? Platohagel: It does both, Socrates. It names, yet it also leans … Continue reading →

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A Possible Dialogue between Socrates and Plato

Posted on December 16, 2025 by PlatoHagel

A synoptic discovery synthesized into a dialogue of exchange bringing us to the insights necessary for an understanding of Sovereignty. A dialectic exchange, arriving at what becomes self- evident. A first principle to which a country’s understanding can begin. Continue reading →

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Functioning Without a President

Posted on July 1, 2024 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: Can the United States function without a President? Socrates: Ah, Platohagel, a fascinating question indeed! Let us ponder the nature of governance and the role of leadership in the United States. The President of the United States serves as … Continue reading →

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Reason Against Unjust Beliefs

Posted on December 16, 2023 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: Does Socrates and Platonism advance totalitarianism states? Socrates: Ah, my dear interlocutor, the pursuit of wisdom and virtue is the essence of my philosophy. Totalitarianism, with its emphasis on control and power, goes against the ideals of justice and … Continue reading →

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About Knowledge

Posted on July 28, 2012 by PlatoHagel

“As to you, Life, I reckon you are the leavings of many deaths, No doubt I have died myself ten thousand times before.” “Leaves of Grass” by Walt Whitman Justified true belief…..does it matter what knowledge could exist in or … Continue reading →

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What Is Déjà Vu?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by PlatoHagel

*** Déjà vu (French pronunciation: [deʒa vy] ( listen), literally “already seen”) is the experience of feeling sure that one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation, even though the exact circumstances of the prior encounter are uncertain and were perhaps … Continue reading →

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Justified true belief

Posted on April 2, 2012 by PlatoHagel

 Before Gettier, an historical account brings one up to date? Euler diagram representing a definition of knowledge. Justified true belief is one definition of knowledge that states in order to know that a given proposition is true, one must not … Continue reading →

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