dmb to Andre re expected answers from Platt:
I'll bet you a million Euros that it's not going to happen anytime soon.

Andre:
And here I was, in all my naivete, thinking I'd be in for some easy money...
but alas...you are correct dmb, Platt has referred me to Chapter 17 of
Lila....seems I have fallen for the old notion of twentieth-century
intellectual faith in man's (in this case Platt's) basic goodness as
spontaneous and natural. It is disastrously naive! (Lila, p 314)

I thought that this discuss was to share and critically analyse eachother's
points of view and ideas relating to the MoQ, and where we are confused or
simply do not know we can assist eachother towards deepening/clarifying our
understanding. Not imposing one's point of view, dismissing the other's and
try to score points in the process.
Ahh, disastrously naive!!

dmb:
It would cost him everything, ideologically speaking. He'd have to
re-arrange countless ideas, abandon a pile of others and generally reorient
his whole attitude.

Andre:
Sounds like a pretty dynamic way of living. And the gains would outweigh the
costs by a mile I'd say.

dmb continues:
Notice how the narrator's speech is full of cliches and platitudes while
Phaedrus is philosophical and far more interesting? It's hard to miss,
unless one wants to miss it that is.

Andre:
Couldn't agree more David. It's the strength of the book (any good book
really). You can approach it from many different perspectives and learn and
appreciate it everytime you read it.

Thank you for your post and encouragement. Muchly appreciated.

Andre
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