A Plucked Chicken

You have to wonder if the philosophers of ancient Greece and such had a sense of humor about themselves. Take for example the story of Diogenes bringing Plato a plucked chicken to refute his definition of humanity. I like to think that everyone involved had a good laugh then sat down with thinking caps to revise the definition, but it could very well have been an unpleasant confrontation. What do you guys think?

Spoketh by red_herring at 2/12/2009 03:43:00 AM

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Sam said...

I'd like to think that just as today how we combat tense situations with a little humor, that in the days of yore, they also did the same. I also like to think that guys played practical jokes on one another, like giving a guys sister leprosy..

February 12, 2009 at 9:29 AM  

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