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God Emperor of Dune as Plato’s Philosopher King
Hello! I’ve been working through The Republic one book a week and writing short essays as I go. Except that I'm also reading Frank Herbert's God Emperor of Dune, and I was mind blown by the parallels. I just had to write this post. (WATCH OUR FOR DUNE 4 SPOILERS).
A small disclaimer: I’m not a philosophy major or expert. I've just begun my journey into philosophy and wanted to share my realtime process through these posts.
Here are some of the questions I tackle in this essay:
* Who is happy, the one living under illusions (ignorance is bliss) or the one who has discovered the truth (whatever that means)?
* Whether the philosopher has a choice to go outside of the cave and then to return.
* Is the sacrifice worth it? Would you or I do it?
* Is Plato's Republic a warning of what **NOT** to do as I believe Herbert's saga is?
I'd love to hear your thoughts! :)
#science
https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/1o5wa01/god_emperor_of_dune_as_platos_philosopher_king/
Hello! I’ve been working through The Republic one book a week and writing short essays as I go. Except that I'm also reading Frank Herbert's God Emperor of Dune, and I was mind blown by the parallels. I just had to write this post. (WATCH OUR FOR DUNE 4 SPOILERS).
A small disclaimer: I’m not a philosophy major or expert. I've just begun my journey into philosophy and wanted to share my realtime process through these posts.
Here are some of the questions I tackle in this essay:
* Who is happy, the one living under illusions (ignorance is bliss) or the one who has discovered the truth (whatever that means)?
* Whether the philosopher has a choice to go outside of the cave and then to return.
* Is the sacrifice worth it? Would you or I do it?
* Is Plato's Republic a warning of what **NOT** to do as I believe Herbert's saga is?
I'd love to hear your thoughts! :)
#science
https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/1o5wa01/god_emperor_of_dune_as_platos_philosopher_king/
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