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diffrinse
2174 days ago
Nietzsche claimed Socrates' renowned and profound ugliness would've been seen as an implicit argument against him in his trial since ancient Athenian culture openly associated ugliness with untrustworthiness.
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diffrinse
2174 days ago
As a follow-up, Aristophanes made it a point to underline Socrates' ugliness in his depiction of him in
The Clouds
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