[westoncb]

This also called giving someone the 'benefit of the doubt.' It's clearly necessary for a fair reading. The extreme form advocated by the author, while potentially problematic, was more just a signal to me of bias. And that's problematic for me, because what I want is someone to talk about Plato who knows it well but can be objective about it.

[ianai]

Phht, objectivity doesn’t need to be taken to an absolute. It’s ok to be a Platonist. Especially if you disclose it up front!