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A White Horse Is Not a Horse; It Might Be a Stag
Manage episode 343373878 series 3403039
Current events remind me of two stories from ancient China.
First, a philosophical argument from an ancient Chinese equivalent of a Sophist from the Warring States Era reasoning that "a white horse is not a horse."
Second, a notorious incident from the Qin Dynasty during which a chancellor displayed his total power by demanding others to pretend that a stag was in fact a horse.
Why does the news make me think of these stories? That's up to you.
202 episoder
Manage episode 343373878 series 3403039
Current events remind me of two stories from ancient China.
First, a philosophical argument from an ancient Chinese equivalent of a Sophist from the Warring States Era reasoning that "a white horse is not a horse."
Second, a notorious incident from the Qin Dynasty during which a chancellor displayed his total power by demanding others to pretend that a stag was in fact a horse.
Why does the news make me think of these stories? That's up to you.
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