The Blind Leading the Blind By Joshua Evers

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I am very interested in Socrates and his stance on the poets. My unpredictable mind has envisioned him going on a rant about how evil poetry is. He states that they are not even sure of what they intend to illustrate in their works. Wow. I have one statement to make for Socrates.
If he wouldn't be a fan of the master artwork known as The Avengers: Infinity War, then he is certainly no friend of mine! I understand that creativity leads to the most abstract portrayals of simple objects and concepts. This book would have been my savior in my eighth grade English class, as we were forced to recite poetry against our will. Thankfully, Socrates gives his reason to ban poets only due to their potential for evil. I may rest in peace that Marvel movies would likely be given the thumbs up in Socrates' formation of a modern utopia.

Enough of the criticism towards poetry. This book provided me with an interesting illustration of an ancient utopia. Socrates presented countless arguments that were formed from hours of thinking and reflection. I am thankful for having read this book, and thankful that I will not have to read it in the near future. The entire experience was a curse wrapped with a pretty ribbon. I was astounded at the detailed depictions of a perfect city, and then snapped into reality to remember that his republic was an automaton with no human emotion. He threw the baby out with the bath water in search for justice.

Lastly, I laughed audibly at his description of the reincarnation myth. All that was running through my mind was a man getting drawing a lot that made him become a fruit fly.


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