September 15, 2011

Knowledge - Quote from Plato

"Sure, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul;...there is far greater peril in buying knowledge than in buying meat and drink..."
---Plato, Protagoras

8 comments:

  1. Knowledge can be much more poisonous than food, and its bad effect can last a lifetime

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  2. Just like overeating causes illness, too much knowledge will make one sick and is not a good idea, i guess.

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  3. Interesting quote! Thought-provoking...

    I think knowledge in itself is benign; our capacity to handle knowledge and what we do with it (or not) can be dangerous.

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  4. psachno, i agree with what you said except i think knowledge is neutral rather than "benign".

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  5. Yes, I like your definition better.

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