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The Lenten Fast: A Platonic Perspective
In contemporary times, the concept of fasting has become something of a trend within the dieting world. We hear of intermittent or time-restricted feeding, the 5:2 diet, alternate-day fasting, and so on. The aim in this case is to either lose weight or improve bodily health or both. In particular, the focus is physical in… Continue reading
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The Fate of Theophrastus
We rush to complete what we have yet to complete, fearful of the fate of Theophrastus. “Theophrastus, on his deathbed, is said to have accused nature of having given long lives to deer and ravens, to whom it had no interest, and to men, to whom it had been most useful, such short lives; if… Continue reading
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Preparatory to Philosophy
By way of a preparatory, two things are required in the pursuit of truth: The first is a careful examination of the motivations and desires behind this pursuit. These can be divided into two kinds: those that lead us to the truth, and those that lead us into falsity. I call the former well-ordered and… Continue reading
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On Making Decisions
I often find myself struggling to make decisions: what to do, what to write, what path to pursue. But what is involved in any act of deciding? I raise this question for the reason that making decisions has become increasingly more significant to philosophy today. The more uncertain we become, the more uncertainty becomes a… Continue reading
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Ode to Wisdom
Let me not claim to see.Let me not claim to know.Let me know—that I do not know!What freedom!What discovery! To awaken the burning desire.The new resolve.To journey through the desert.To turn over every rock.To burn one’s eyes in the Sun.To risk! O lover of Wisdom—You must take that risk.You must traverse the wilderness.You must abandon… Continue reading
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Timeless Creations and Cultural Appropriation
From the perspective of world history, we can distinguish between culturally contextual works, which appeal to the specific circumstances, cultural narratives, and unique characteristics of a culture at a particular moment in time without transcending it, and enduring (or non-contextual) works, which go beyond those specifics and resonate timelessly with the entirety of human existence.… Continue reading
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