Status Updates From Plato: Complete Works

Statesman - a bit of a drag, but like the Sophist, what is much more interesting is what is left out -- the third dialogue on the Philosopher. Perhaps it was lost, I'm not across the history, but I am intrigued by the idea that the Statesman in its process tells us all we need to know to be able to extrapolate about the philosopher themselves - especially in reading this dialogue as a predecessor to the Republic.

Platonism: the blueprint for the most destructive of isms. No wonder Western society is buggered. A bunch of entitled, pretentious, self-obsessed narcissists discussing managing people’s lives and opportunities based on class, and their morally repugnant willingness to ingest and accept a heavily doctored version of education. You can see why the ruling and academic elite froth at the mouth for such rhetoric.

I bought this tome of a book mainly for the "Timaeus" chapter, which was recommended as essential for my exploration of Middle Platonism. One thing I was struck by is the familiarity of the shared parenting referenced on page 1033. Which makes perfect sense, given that Aldous Huxley was directly influenced by Plato and the classical utopian tradition of "The Republic" when writing "Brave New World."