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[[User:Martin Cohen|Martin Cohen]] 20:33, 28 December 2008 (UTC) | [[User:Martin Cohen|Martin Cohen]] 20:33, 28 December 2008 (UTC) | ||
:Thank you for your post, and sorry if I am not that knowledgeable. What is the exact relationship between Plato and Socrates? [[User:Yi Zhe Wu|Yi Zhe Wu]] 00:35, 2 February 2009 (UTC) | :Thank you for your post, and sorry if I am not that knowledgeable. What is the exact relationship between Plato and Socrates? [[User:Yi Zhe Wu|Yi Zhe Wu]] 00:35, 2 February 2009 (UTC) | ||
::Martin is no longer with the project, so you're unlikely to get an answer from him. In any case, this is the sort of pronuncement that Martin was prone to making, without explanations or sources of *his* own. If I were you, I would simply rewrite, or revert to what it was, and wait for some other philosopher such as Larry to offer "gentle guidance" if, in fact, it is needed. [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 01:10, 2 February 2009 (UTC) | |||
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Yi Zhe Wu - great to have your input - I'm sorry to seem negative - do put more ideas in.
The problem here was:
1. Calling Plato a student of Socrates, although often done, is not strictly correct, a nd in fact is misleading.
2. Ranking him with these three figures is highly subjective and we have no reason here to want to do it. The Stanford source is not good enough for such a subjective opinion. Best avoid it except, for example, if listing opinions on Plato's influence, etc etc.
Martin Cohen 20:33, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you for your post, and sorry if I am not that knowledgeable. What is the exact relationship between Plato and Socrates? Yi Zhe Wu 00:35, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
- Martin is no longer with the project, so you're unlikely to get an answer from him. In any case, this is the sort of pronuncement that Martin was prone to making, without explanations or sources of *his* own. If I were you, I would simply rewrite, or revert to what it was, and wait for some other philosopher such as Larry to offer "gentle guidance" if, in fact, it is needed. Hayford Peirce 01:10, 2 February 2009 (UTC)