Plato was right, but not quite right.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Plato was insightful but incomplete.
- In plain terms
- Plato got a lot right, but not everything.
- What can you take from it?
- Great thinkers are right but not fully.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who else was right but not quite?
- Is being partially right useful?
Another view
It may minimize Plato's foundational impact.
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