October 2009
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“Sometimes you gotta dive into the pool to keep your head right. And sometimes...”
– Brendan McGinley
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Dr. Dre in Plato's Republic (from the Stanford...
Thrasymachus: Some citizens in the city have been talking about weapons as if you had no weapons, Dr. Dre.
Dr. Dre: I see. Well, did you think that I had sold all of my weapons?
Thrasymachus: I say, Dr. Dre, that I do not see any weapons on your person at the moment.
Dr. Dre: If I had such weapons, do you, dear Thrasymachus, think that I would have such weapons on my person all of the time?
Thrasymachus: No, I suppose not.
Dr. Dre: When, citizen Thrasymachus, do you think I would have such weapons on my person?
Thrasymachus: When you were readying for battle, Dr. Dre.
Dr. Dre: Yes, when readying for battle. Am I currently readying for battle?
Thrasymachus: No, it appears that you are not readying for battle right now.
Dr. Dre: So, Thrasymachus, do you believe that I shall never again engage in any battles?
Thrasymachus: I would presume that you will most likely battle again, Dr. Dre.
Dr. Dre: If you know that I do not currently ready for battle, and if you grant that I would only have weapons on my person if I were readying for battle, and if you grant that I will once again battle in the future, then how can you and other citizens claim that I have no more weapons? Again, I ask: what you think I sold all of my weapons?
Thrasymachus: No, Dr. Dre, it seems that you have not, in fact, sold all of your weapons.