https://juancadile.com/blog/ Essays and notes on philosophy, AI, and whatever is on the desk. en https://juancadile.com/blog/who-founds-kallipolis/ https://juancadile.com/blog/who-founds-kallipolis/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 If a just soul needs a just city to form it, and a just city needs a just soul to found it, how does the cycle begin? On Plato’s exceptions for the first philosopher-king, and the deficit they leave behind. https://juancadile.com/blog/shadow-virtue-and-faction/ https://juancadile.com/blog/shadow-virtue-and-faction/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 In Book 8 of the Republic every degenerate regime collapses through stasis. If Hitz’s shadow-virtues bring order, why do they all fall apart? Because they order by force, and force makes factions.