Wealth can keep you from going to hell. At least, that’s what a rich old man tells Socrates, in Book I of the Republic of Plato. Cephalus gives us a prime example of an assertion made, not because it is true, but because the speaker fears it might not be true.
One of the few moments of the year when the rising sun crosses our living room and reaches the kitchen.
Monday, April 8, 2024
Cephalus must be nervous about how he built up his riches in the first place. As he explains,
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