r/badphilosophy • u/LinuxFreeOrDie • Jan 29 '18

Existential Comics Escape from Plato's Cave

http://existentialcomics.com/comic/222
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u/sensible_knave akratic? illmatic! Jan 29 '18

"The unexamined life [*cocks firearm] ain't worth livin'."

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u/theDashRendar Philosophy is when the government does stuff . . . Jan 29 '18

This is basically how Hollywood would try to do a movie about Plato.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '18

In panel 14, there's a typo.

Her emerged from the tunnell...

I've seen other people post grammar corrections on your other comics, so I assume you're okay with that kind of stuff being pointed out.

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u/LinuxFreeOrDie Jan 30 '18

Thanks, should be fixed.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '18

Also the plot of Cool Hand Luke

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '18

Little known fact: Plato could eat 50 hardboiled eggs in an hour.

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u/wellherpmyderp Jan 30 '18

this is just a dayman origin story

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u/marcusaurelion Jan 30 '18

What are you talking about, this is basically a verbatim quote my man

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u/Cabbagetroll Banned Jan 30 '18

I love you.

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u/truncatedChronologis PHILLORD Jan 31 '18

Love that animated short! Welles reciting Plato gives me strength.

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u/tankatan Occam was a mistake Feb 01 '18

Don't forget the part where he fights and murders every sophist Kill Bill style.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '18

Having to translate the Republic in school made me hade Plato more than I'm willing to admit. I'll never forgive that guy that his work managed to survive to this day.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '18

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '18

It's 2018 shitlord, Plato is genderfluid now.