Many who might read this discussion on being or not-being or about movement and rest, might wonder why anyone would even bother with such a discussion. It would thus be prudent to consider why these topics are discussed at such length and what value they confer. At all times in history, certain people have become […]
In this dialogue that we are following the quest is to understand Being and Non Being and if both exist or only one and not the other. In this offering the Stranger and his assistant look at this in more detail and try and discover if being partakes of the Whole or if the whole […]
As mentioned last week we are now going to examine the art of purification. There is the purification of living bodies in their inward and in their outward parts, of which the former is duly affected by medicine and gymnastic. With this we are familiar especially these days with a plethora of exercise routines and […]
By Peter Worman Last week the Sophist was defined as someone who disputes on behalf of someone for a fee. His style of questioning is both bombastic and pugnacious often bordering on violence. He assumes a point of view of knowing all about the subject he argues on yet possesses little true knowledge and resorts […]
By Ginny Koumantarakis Marcilio Ficino was a Renaissance man in the true sense – a medical doctor, a priest, a philosopher, a student who had the privilege of many ancient manuscripts at his disposal, and the energy and ability to make good use of them. He was a Florentine philosopher, translator, and commentator, largely responsible […]
