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Symposium — ask big vs. the prayers of slaves

| March 1, 2016 | 0 Comments
Symposium — ask big vs. the prayers of slaves

Socrates (470-399 B.C.) was a famous Greek philosopher from Athens, who taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle, and Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Socrates used a simple but cleverly profound method of teaching by asking penetrating, revelatory, and psychologically probing questions. The Greeks called this form Dialectic – starting from a thesis or question, then […]

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On Aristotle and the nature of animals and slaves

| May 17, 2014 | 0 Comments
On Aristotle and the nature of animals and slaves

*N.B.: This essay is based in part on ideas from Great Books of the Western World, Robert Maynard Hutchins, Editor-in-Chief (1952), Vol. 1, chap. 2 – Animals and Vol. 9 – Aristotle (theoretical works) “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.” ~ Proverbs 6:6 “And indeed the use made of […]

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On Aristotle and the idea of judgment

| May 10, 2014 | 0 Comments
On Aristotle and the idea of judgment

*N.B.: This essay is based in part on ideas from Great Books of the Western World, Robert Maynard Hutchins, Editor-in-Chief (1952), Vol. 2, chap. 41 – Judgment and Vol. 8 – Aristotle “We don’t do punishment [judgment]…. The way that we deal with our kids is, they are responsible for their lives….” ~ Will Smith […]

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SYMPOSIUM: THE DAMNATION OF IDEAS

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments
SYMPOSIUM: THE DAMNATION OF IDEAS

Socrates (470-399 B.C.) – a renowned Greek philosopher from Athens who taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle and Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Socrates used a method of teaching by asking leading questions. The Greeks called this form dialectic – starting from a thesis or question, then discussing ideas and moving back and forth between […]

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Symposium: The SCOTUS suicide pact

| May 30, 2011 | 0 Comments
Symposium: The SCOTUS suicide pact

Socrates (470-399 B.C.) – a renowned Greek philosopher from Athens who taught Plato. Plato taught Aristotle and Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Socrates used a method of teaching by asking leading questions. The Greeks called this form dialectic – starting from a thesis or question, then discussing ideas and moving back and forth between points […]

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