Charles Platter

I ended up having a conversation about this with a student today. Having read it the first time 40ish years ago it never made it to my GR. I have a copy of this on my shelf, and poke in and out of it on occasion still. Sometimes I need to read the words of a man who would rather die than forsake the pursuit of knowledge. It makes me believe in the possibility of a better future on the hard days. Anyway... after I argued with this student who did not believe that dispassionately acknowledging your ignorance is required before one can innovate (he is rethinking I assure you) I did a little re-reading today. I should do so more often.

I sometimes forget this is a man going before his judges and basically saying "F you. Get your laws off my gray matter." That Socrates was such a radical! And to be fair also an asshole, but a glorious and wise asshole.… (altro)