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Platonism & Neo-Platonism

August 25, 2012

Quora answer: What is the value of accepting paradoxes in life? « thinknet

I thought I would clarify the nature of paradox in relation to superrationality. Paradox is mixture, it is where there is mixture between contradictory opposites. However, superrationality is when you have two things at the same time but they do… Continue reading
August 25, 2012

Shimer College and the Future: Text of David Shiner’s Euthyphro lecture

Every Shimer student in the Weekday program reads Plato’s Euthyphro as their first assignment in preparation for Orientation. This is appropriate, because Platonic dialogues such as the Euthyphro are typical of the sorts of texts that work particularly well in… Continue reading
August 9, 2012

Ryan Lochte: So sexy, so dumb – Salon.com

This is so to the point of how “health” & “beauty” get reduced to “physique” & “prettiness.” People would do well to close their eyes and listen to what a person is saying before they look and are sidetracked by… Continue reading
August 3, 2012

Textimony 20120804

Fairness is but one facet of Justice… Obsess on this alone & you forget such alternatives as Mercifulness without which Justice becomes certain tyranny. Continue reading
July 31, 2012

Textimony 20120731

Virtue seeks justice in a symphony of gentle word & simple deed. Vice seeks justification in a cacophony of bitter talk & manic injury. Continue reading