Kaiser Wilhelm II
Kaiser Wilhelm II
1,504 words
One of the most fundamental distinctions in politics is between leadership and pandering. Failing to understand this distinction can lead to disaster. Leadership and pandering have the same object: the people, or more specifically the politically empowered people, the electorate. Leadership and pandering also have the same goal: to harvest political power from the people, primarily through elections.
How do leadership and pandering differ? (more…)
Jan Miense Molenaer, A Quack and His Assistant (1830)
Jan Miense Molenaer, A Quack and His Assistant (1830)
3,159 words
Part 5 of 14 (Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here, Part 6 here)
Setting the Stage
Socrates’ conversation with Polus deals with three important philosophical issues.
First, Socrates explains the true nature of rhetoric, which requires that he contrast it with philosophy. This discussion requires several important distinctions: soul vs. body, art vs. quackery, edification vs. corruption, and friendship vs. flattery. (more…)