[MUD-Dev] off-line pk

[Matt Mihaly]

On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Lee Sheldon wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Mihaly
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 3:31 AM
> To: mud-dev at kanga.nu
> Subject: RE: [MUD-Dev] off-line pk

>> Plato is obviously interesting in terms of the history of
>> philosophy, but his work isn't any more relevant today than
>> Aristotle's work in the sciences is.
 
> Not to disagree with Matt's overall point at all, I'd just like to
> point out that Aristotle's work in the arts is still extremely
> relevant.  "The Poetics" should be required reading for anybody
> wanting to tell a story.  As for Plato: that damned sunken
> continent keeps getting dried off every few years.

Artistotle's work in the arts, certainly. I specifically mentioned
sciences for that reason. As for Plato, I feel reasonably
comfortable saying that while he's been a huge influence, no, say,
modern university philosophy department would teach the Cave
metaphor as anything but an intellectual exercise. It's certainly an
interesting metaphor (and in fact Achaea's last-ditch resurrection
sequence ends with you stepping out of The Cave, in homage to
Plato), but it's easy to find flaws in it.

Believe me, I am the last person in the world who would ever
disparage the achievements of Plato and Aristotle. I mean, I named
my world Achaea for a reason.

--matt

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