The philosopher is in love with truth, that is, not with the changing …

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The philosopher is in love with truth, that is, not with the changing world of sensation, which is the object of opinion, but with the unchanging reality which is the object of knowledge. ✨ Plato, Henry Desmond Pritchard Lee (1987). The Republic
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The philosopher is in love with truth, that is, not with the changing world of sensation, which is the object of opinion, but with the unchanging reality which is the object of knowledge. ✨ Plato, Henry Desmond Pritchard Lee (1987). The Republic

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