Philosophy vs. comedy: this world and the world of forms. The competition between them. Theories of truth: coherence vs. correspondence. Philosophy wants consistency, whereas comedy isn't interested in consistency but simply in correspondence. Aristophanes and Jon Stewart: political commentary.

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Plato's Socrates and Aristophanes's - 10/12/10

Plato's Socrates and Aristophanes's - 10/12/10