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Anon is a philosopher (lemmy.world)
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[–] kromem@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

In The Republic where he exalted the Hellenes over the barbarian races and suggested a nation state run by Guardians who would oversee and control every facet of society from education to production including controlling domestic partnerships.

It was literally used as a blueprint to develop and justify fascism:

The cover of Hildebrandt's book left no room for doubt regarding the political sympathies of the author: it bore a swastika. In that very same year, Hildebrandt also published a translation of Plato's Republic in which he explicitly associated Plato and Hitler, presenting the latter as the philosopher guide of the dialogue. As a matter of fact, Hildebrandt's interpretation underlined many of the themes that were going to play a prominent role in subsequent Nazi propaganda and their appropriation of Plato, including an emphasis on Fuhrertum, racism, and, more specifically, eugenics.

[–] TheFonz@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Oh shit. For once that is actually a lil fashy. My bad.