Sanctified Love of Learning
ΦΙΛΟΛΟΓΟΣ ΕΥΣΕΒΕΣ
A philologist and a friend to the Muses, when at any time he is forced to sup later than ordinary, will not be so much a slave to his belly as to lay aside a geographical scheme when it is before him, or his book, or his lyre; but strenuously turning himself, and taking his mind off from eating, he will in the Muses’ name drive away all such desires, as so many Harpies, from his table.
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Spectacles of Truth
I recently read what has become one of my favorite books about ancient Greek philosophy, Spectacles of Truth in Classical Greek Philosophy: Theoria in Its Cultural Context by Andrea Nightingale. The author demonstrates how Plato and then Aristotle conceptualized philosophy as a pilgrimage for viewing and participating in sacred rites. Plato drew upon the ancient…
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Monday Meditation: The Fruit of Idolatry
The first psalm presents its readers with a choice: will you walk in the way of God’s Torah and live a blessed life, or will you choose the way of foolishness and ungodliness? The psalmist uses a simile to describe the results of each way of life. The way of the righteous person is like…
