John Ralston Saul Quote

The dominant system of power in the west has been Platonist — a system which functions on highly developed levels of structure and law. This is the school of pure rationality and fear of the undefined — fear of doubt. The minority system has been Socratic or humanist. It is interested in doubt and not overwhelmed by the Platonist-Hobbesian desperate need to tie things down.


Reflections of a Siamese Twin (1997)


The dominant system of power in the west has been Platonist — a system which functions on highly developed levels of structure and law. This is the ...

The dominant system of power in the west has been Platonist — a system which functions on highly developed levels of structure and law. This is the ...

The dominant system of power in the west has been Platonist — a system which functions on highly developed levels of structure and law. This is the ...

The dominant system of power in the west has been Platonist — a system which functions on highly developed levels of structure and law. This is the ...