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The weather's been pretty miserable the past week or so; a few short peiods of sunshine interrupted by ominous clouds, drizzling rain, thuderstorms, and even hail. Last night's thunderstorm seems to have inbued the light in my roommate's closet (a lightbulb with a chain to pull it on and off) with static electricity. Touching the chain sends a tingling shock throughout one's body. We must now wrap a hand in cloth to turn the light on and off. Hopefully this condition will not persist.
I've just finished reading 'The Life and Death of Socrates' (containing Euthyphro, the Apology, Crito, and the death scene from 'Phaedo') for a political theory course. For some reason, I expected Plato to be much more complicated and difficult to interpret than I found him to be. I don't know if the excerpts I've read have just been from old or poor translations, or if his other writing is harder, but I guess I'll find out - I'm starting the 'Republic' today.
I've just finished reading 'The Life and Death of Socrates' (containing Euthyphro, the Apology, Crito, and the death scene from 'Phaedo') for a political theory course. For some reason, I expected Plato to be much more complicated and difficult to interpret than I found him to be. I don't know if the excerpts I've read have just been from old or poor translations, or if his other writing is harder, but I guess I'll find out - I'm starting the 'Republic' today.