Book · 2012
Plato's Apology
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And you know I seldom recommend books to people funnily enough unless I know them very well but my one exception to that is that I think everybody should read Plato's apology because I think it's a Masterpiece and it only takes a couple of hours to read as an a say.
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Plato's Apology by Πλάτων records the philosophical defense offered by Socrates during his trial in ancient Athens. Donald Robertson recommended the book on Modern Wisdom in November 2024, describing it as an absolute masterpiece that takes only a couple of hours to read and noting that he rarely suggests books unless he knows someone very well. Robertson praised its literary and philosophical enduring value as an essential text for all readers. Separately, on an episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show in April 2024, the host discussed historical skepticism toward new media, referencing early arguments made by thinkers like Socrates and Plato who worried that the advent of written books would erode human memory and alter the foundational basis of learning. Across these discussions, the Platonic dialogue served both as a pinnacle of classical literature recommended for personal edification and as a historical benchmark for debating how new technologies transform human cognition, memory transmission, and the acquisition of knowledge throughout civilization.
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Donald Robertson and you know I seldom recommend books to people funnily enough unless I know them very well but my one exce… 1
“and you know I seldom recommend books to people funnily enough unless I know them very well but my one exception to that is that I think everybody should read Plato's apology because I think it's a Masterpiece and it only takes a couple of hours to read as an a say”
Jordan Harbinger I always get these guys confused with this particular statement; they said books are going to be bad becaus… 1
“I always get these guys confused with this particular statement; they said books are going to be bad because nobody's going to memorize information anymore, and that was the basis for being a learned person back then.”