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by ClumsyPilot 2355 days ago
Plato was a racist, had ~50 slaves and was a convicted public masturbator. Should we throw away his phylosophy work too?

How many historical works will we be left with after we've gone through all historical figures up to emancipation? We probably will have to give up even the theory of evolution.

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We should not throw it away, but we should keep it in mind when learning from him. Cause if we don't, adopting his values and thinking can slowly lead us toward slave owning and so on. It is related.