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Classical Ethics – Part Two

By Brendan M.P. Heard, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Read Classical Ethics – Part One Here The maxim, know thyself, inscribed over the opening to the very ancient Temple of Apollo at Delphi, was a traditional credo of much speculation. This call to know thyself is inextricably tied to Socrates’ belief that “the unexamined life is

Written on January 28, 2020 at 2:02 pm, by Brendan Heard

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Categories: Philosophy

Tags: Alexander the Great, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Oracle of Delphi, socrates

Reflections on the Brevity of Life

By David Hooker, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Weekly “Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” So said the 17th Century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes in his magnum opus, Leviathan. It is a stark and negative statement, to be sure. Of course, Hobbes had in mind that the life of ordinary people would go much better under

Written on November 15, 2019 at 6:00 am, by David Hooker

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Categories: Philosophy

Tags: Aristotle, death of socrates, Peloponessian War, pericles, Pericles Funeral Oration, socrates, Thomas Hobbes, Thucydides

Alcibiades: A Lion and a Fox

Written by Brendan Heard, Author of the Decline and Fall of Western Art When I was about twenty five years of age, I read Plutarch’s Lives. I did so because I came across it in a used book shop, and it had a nice leather bound cover, and because it seemed to be a history of the

Written on November 8, 2019 at 9:43 am, by Brendan Heard

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Categories: Leaders

Tags: Alcibiades, Athens, Lysander, Peloponessian War, Plutarch, plutarch's lives, socrates, Sparta

Athens

Athens and Sparta were two of the most influential city-states in the ancient world. They both held sway over the history of ancient Greece and to this day have spawned much comparison and analysis. And as we wrote in a previous article, Sparta was known for their militaristic civilization and for their affinity for war. Conversely,

Written on July 19, 2019 at 9:01 am, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Places

Tags: Ancient Athens, Ancient Greek Women, pericles, socrates, Sparta, Themistocles

Socrates: The Man Who Knew Too Much

By Jacob Bell, Associate Editor, Classical Wisdom Socrates loved the pursuit of wisdom more than any other. He valued truth, understanding, and examination of self and life above all else. He believed that the most valuable thing a person could do was question their thoughts, beliefs, and perceived truths. For Socrates, the examined life was

Written on April 19, 2019 at 6:02 pm, by Jacob Bell

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Categories: Socrates-Plato

Tags: Albert Camus, Greek Philosophy, Philosophy, Plato, socrates

Sparta Vs. Athens

By Van Bryan, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom SPARTA Sparta, also known by its ancient name Lacedaemon in honor of their legendary founder, is often considered to have been the most dominant military presence in ancient Greece. Their infantry soldiers were said to have been among the most skilled and fearsome warriors of the ancient world.

Written on February 19, 2019 at 5:31 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Places

Tags: Aeschylus, Athens, Battle of Arginusae, Battle of Salamis, City-states, Diogenes, minotaur, Peloponnesian war, Plato, socrates, Sophocles, Sparta, Themistocles, Thermopylae