Avatarjamricgav1 day agoPlato’s Republic: Who Are the Philosopher Kings?thecollector.com - Alexander StandjofskiPlato’s legacy stands at par with his mentor Socrates and his most famous pupil Aristotle. Having witnessed the execution of Socrates at the hands of …
Avatarjamricgav2 days agoThe Virtue of Recollection in Plato’s “Meno”theimaginativeconservative.org - Peter KalkavageTo question is not merely to know that one lacks knowledge but to love knowledge passionately, to pursue it and never give up.“…by indirections find …
AvatarjamricgavStoryboardConfucius: China's Greatest PhilosoperCurated byTheCollectorIt is hard to overstate the impact this one man has had on Chinese and East-Asian culture. What was so great about Confucius?
Avatarjamricgav3 days agoAl-Ghazali: Philosopher of the Islamic Golden Agethecollector.com - Luke DunneAl-Ghazali was known for his scepticism about philosophy’s relationship to religious thought. Indeed, he is famous for his criticisms of various …
Avatarjamricgav4 days agoLeapfrogging the Enlightenmenttheimaginativeconservative.org - Joseph PearceThere are some valuable lessons to be learned from the Romantic reaction against the Enlightenment and the various neo-medievalist movements which …
Avatarjamricgav4 days agoLife and Death and More Life: Leo Tolstoy on Science, Spirituality, and Our Search for MeaningThe Marginalian - Maria Popova“A caterpillar sees itself shrivel up, but doesn’t see the butterfly which flies out of it.” “How can a creature who will certainly die have an understanding of things that will exist forever?” asks the poetic physicist and scientific novelist Alan Lightman on the pages of his exquisite inquiry into …
