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Of these people, the ones who have purified themselves sufficiently through philosophy live thereafter without bodies for all time, and they arrive at dwellings even more beautiful than those, which are not easy to describe, nor is there enough time just now. But as a...

“And another distinct part always emerges from the general population as follows.” “In what way?” “Presumably, if everyone is involved in making money, those who are by nature most orderly generally become wealthier than everyone else.” “Quite likely.” “Well, that is...

“So, do you agree or disagree that when anyone is said to desire something, we should say that he desires it all, or one part only and not another?” “All of it,” he said. “Therefore, shall we say that the philosopher does not desire one part of wisdom rather than...

Jean and John Dillon’s travel memoir, Being There is launched at Books Upstairs in Dublin Read More

Nor should it be said within earshot of the young, that there is nothing out of the ordinary in acting unjustly in the extreme, nor again, in punishing a father for his unjust actions, in all sorts of ways, since in so doing he would be doing what the foremost and...