How Philosophy Overcomes Tyranny

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This one's pretty good.  Rense used to link to this guy quite a bit.  

How Philosophy Overcomes Tyranny

http://www.hermes-press.com/philosophy_tyranny.htm

   This essay provides an answer to the question that so many of us are presently asking: In the face of seemingly invincible fascistic tyranny, what can we do? To uninformed people, philosophy appears to be a completely powerless, merely academic discipline. In this essay philosophy's real essence will be divulged: an immeasurably powerful force that's actually able to overcome  tyranny. It is indeed heartening to comprehend philosophy's potency to outmaneuver and overpower despotism.

     It requires a discerning mind to grasp how philosophy is able to conquer unrestrained repressive power. But the potency philosophy possesses to overcome tyranny is real--not some ethereal metaphysical conjecture meant to soothe and befuddle the credulous.

     We'll first locate philosophy within a larger domain: the Perennial Tradition. 1   Following that, we'll see how modern tyranny is attempting to destroy the genuine teaching and learning of Platonic philosophy. Last, we'll examine precisely how philosophy is able to conquer tyranny and what part we can play in this cosmic struggle.