The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.
–A.N. Whitehead–
Alfred North Whitehead, Process and Reality, Gifford Lectures 1927-28, New York: The Free Press, 1973. Internet Archive, accessed April 10, 2021. Part II, Section I, Chapter I.
For budding Phil-nerds, here is the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Alfred North Whitehead.
And, Plato’s Republic.
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You have made yourself immortal, Pam: I will NEVER again hear or read the word “footnote” without thinking of this!
Thank you, I think.
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Lol! Sorry! … I think ;0).
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