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Yi Zhe Wu - great to have your input - I'm sorry to seem negative - do put more ideas in. | |||
The problem here was: | |||
1. Calling Plato a student of Socrates, although often done, is not strictly correct, a nd in fact is misleading. | |||
2. Ranking him with these three figures is highly subjective and we have no reason here to want to do it. The Stanford source is not good enough for such a subjective opinion. Best avoid it except, for example, if listing opinions on Plato's influence, etc etc. | |||
[[User:Martin Cohen|Martin Cohen]] 20:33, 28 December 2008 (UTC) | |||
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Yi Zhe Wu - great to have your input - I'm sorry to seem negative - do put more ideas in.
The problem here was:
1. Calling Plato a student of Socrates, although often done, is not strictly correct, a nd in fact is misleading.
2. Ranking him with these three figures is highly subjective and we have no reason here to want to do it. The Stanford source is not good enough for such a subjective opinion. Best avoid it except, for example, if listing opinions on Plato's influence, etc etc.
Martin Cohen 20:33, 28 December 2008 (UTC)