Plato's last hours
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fascinating.
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Despite battling a fever and being on the brink of death, Plato – who was known as a disciple of Socrates and a mentor to Aristotle, and who died in Athens around 348BC – retained enough lucidity to critique the musician for her lack of rhythm, the account suggests.
Having spent some significant time with my mother of declining cognitive abilities, I might suggest Plato was complaining about nothing here.
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The whole Vesuvian scroll story is a completely insane human technology triumph. Makes me happy!