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The difference between the philosopher and the tyrant
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illustrate two very different conceptions of philosophy.
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For some, philosophy represents a form of liberation
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from confusion, from unruly passions and prejudices,
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from incoherence.
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Again, a therapy of the soul that brings peace and contentment
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and a kind of justice.
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And yet for others, philosophy is the source of the desire to dominate.
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It is the basis of tyranny in the great age of ideologies
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through which we are still passing.
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The question is that both tendencies are at work within philosophy
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and how do we encourage one side but not the other.