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Aristotle: In Praise of Contemplation

Written by Alex Barrientos, Senior Editor, Classical Wisdom What is the best, the highest, the happiest kind of life for human beings? Does it consist of sensual pleasure, the attainment of money, or finding a meaningful job? This is just one of the many questions that the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle concerned himself with. What was his

Written on January 24, 2020 at 12:54 pm, by Alex Barrientos

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Categories: Aristotle

Tags: Ancient Greek Philosophy, aristotelianism, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Nicomachean Ethics Book X, Philosophy

Three Pre-Socratics You’ve Likely Never Heard Of

By David Hooker, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom As I read and re-read the philosophers, tragedians, poets, and other commentators of the ancient world, I am constantly amazed. The insights they came up with regarding natural and speculative philosophy, nature (and human nature), and the universe oftentimes drop my jaw! More than anything else, it’s stunning

Written on October 16, 2019 at 5:03 pm, by David Hooker

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Categories: Pre-Socratics

Tags: Alcmeon of Croton, ancient greek medicine, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Carl Sagan, Diogenes of Apollonia, Hermotimus of Clazomenae, pre-socratics

Aristotle’s Rhetoric: The Philosophy of Persuasion

In this life, whether you are a philosopher or not, you will need to know how to persuade people. Aristotle tells us as much within his work on rhetoric, aptly titled Rhetoric. This was one of old Artie’s books that I only glossed over in my formative years. Depending on whom you read in your

Written on June 28, 2019 at 9:40 am, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Aristotle

Tags: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Aristotle, Rhetoric, The Philosophy of Persuasion

Zeno, Paradox, and Contemporary Confusion

By Jacob Bell, Associate Editor, Classical Wisdom Zeno of Elea constructed several arguments that result in absurdity. They are paradoxical, contradicting, and just plain-strange. Oh, and did I mention that they are logically consistent, too? One such paradox, perhaps the most well-known, is called the Achilles Paradox. Achilles was thought to be the fastest runner

Written on March 22, 2019 at 9:34 am, by Jacob Bell

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Categories: Philosophy

Tags: Achilles, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Paradox, Philosophy, Zeno of Elea

Marcus Aurelius, Stoicism and Pain

By Donald Robertson, author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, discusses strategies for coping with pain derived from the ancient wisdom of Stoicism. The physical frailty of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was notorious, and of great concern to his subjects. Around 174-175 AD, he was in such

Written on March 15, 2019 at 9:13 am, by Jacob Bell

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Categories: Stoicism

Tags: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Ancient Roman Philosophy, Marcus Aurelius, Philosopher, Philosophy, Stoic, Stoicism

Socrates and Euthyphro: The Nature Of Piety

By Van Bryan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom As a general disclaimer, it is important to remember that “Euthyphro” was written by the philosopher Plato. While Socrates is used as a character in this dialogue, it is unknown if Socrates himself would have held such ideas. Although it is very possible that many of these thoughts

Written on October 24, 2018 at 1:33 am, by plato

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Categories: Philosophy

Tags: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Euthyphro, Plato, socrates

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