Thursday, January 28, 2010

And the Supercilious Conceit Award goes to...???

Which is worse: Ion's naive hubris, or Socrates's passive-aggressive antagonism?  They're both arrogant jerks, IMHO.

P.S.  Yes, I get the point, Plato.  The ability to either create or interpret poetry is a divine intervention, a gift from the Muse...not a skill.  Was the whole song-and-dance really necessary?

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