Postmodernism - and is that term used much any more? - is simply a reiteration of the sophistic or the rhetorical worldview.

First and foremost, note that Plato always wrote dialogues, and never attempted to produce a theoretical or scientific treatise. This is a big clue for me. From beginning to end, Plato was aware of the limits of theoretical and technical reasoning, and his dialogues are a massive exploration.

Mathematics is realm altogether, one that is cold, hard, objective, necessary, clear and thus utterly non-human. Nonetheless, it is enormously useful as a means, to "turn the soul around from becoming to being."

Postmodernism - and is that term used much any more? - is simply a reiteration of the sophistic or the rhetorical worldview.

What makes defeat so painful is just the awareness that the other has won. It hurts to lose because it feels so good to win.

In our lives a dog is a dog rather than a former wolf, and it surely is not a cat, a difference that means an enormous amount to some people.

The earth is, of course, not the geometric center of the universe. But it is certainly the center of our lives.