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The Character of the Writer
Greg On Writing | August 28th 2008 by Greg Becerra
When we talk about writing and writers, words like soul often come up. People say that writer has a born talent. Or this writer is a natural. Nothing can be more insulting to a writer. Writing takes skill that is developed over time. Nobody is a bor read more
The Good of the City and Man
Formatia trans sicere educatorum | August 26th 2008
Some in history have attempted to associate the good of the city with the good of man. In ancient times the Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle argued this very notion. The city, according to Aristotle, is developed to assist man in reaching the c read more
Truly Free
Steve Whitehead | August 26th 2008 by Steve
“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.” read more
something worth noting...
Hot, Fresh, Now | August 24th 2008 by Collin
This is regarding abortion... I just heard Pelosi and Brokaw speaking about it on Meet the Press -- the issue came up with regarding Obama's answer about when life begins for a baby - and when they assume human rights in the womb. Very interestingly read more
28.
Yankee Belle | August 22nd 2008
Today the WMD turns 28. No doubt he’ll spend most of it with his nose stuck in a book about Aristotle or singing the Hebrew alphabet to the tune of Beat It. Seriously, he had to do it to sing to his Hebrew class and that’s the song h read more
Slavery. Is it ok?
The Philosophizer | August 20th 2008
It seems to be a losing argument to say that slavery can be acceptable. However, in Aristotle's time, it was commonplace. This is not to say that the ancient greeks were barbarians because of this. While, for example, the oppression of slaves in the read more
Plot Structure as Taught by R Kelly
Greg On Writing | August 15th 2008 by Greg Becerra
One of my greatest insights on plot structure came from R. Kelly. No, not the musician R Kelly. My ninth-grade high-school English teacher happened to be named R Kelly. For some reason I must have been paying attention in class that day. He describe read more
this could be worth finding out more about - interesting!
Cat Lover Doreen | August 10th 2008 by Doreen Payne
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy investigating principles of reality transcending those of any particular science. Cosmology and ontology are traditional branches of metaphysics. It is concerned with explaining the ultimate nature of being and read more
Habits Create Character
The Philosophizer | August 8th 2008
"...it is from the same causes and by the same means that every virtue is both produced and destroyed, and similarly every art; for it is from playing the lyre that both good and bad lyre-players are produced. And the corresponding statement is true read more
Think Again, Mr. Aristotle
My Life As It Was, Is, and Will Be | August 7th 2008 by Sarah
" Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals."-Aristotle I realized this morning that I don't have any goals. Hmm, according to Mr. Aristotle this does not bode well. Who doesn't have g read more
Why did Catholic Church fall in love with Aristotle?
Being Human | August 7th 2008 by Being Human
Why Aristotle was the only Greek philosopher that really was approved by the Catholic Church? Why a major part of his scientific findings was eventually included in the only truth presented by the Church? Why this Aristotelian truth had for centuries read more
Aristotle
The Philosophizer | August 4th 2008
This is Aristotle or at least his sculptured head. I'm currently reading the works of Aristotle. It's very hard to read, such that anyone who struggles with English or is not of a high level would not be able to read the translations. I'm doing it th read more
The Philosophy Behind the Democracy
Grizzly Groundswell | August 4th 2008 by Doug Welch
Dr. Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: I have obviously missed the boat in sharing certain ideals and beliefs with our readers. Although my final degree is in philosophy, I have not taken time to set forth in simple clear vignettes the philosophical beliefs or read more
The Philosophy Behind the Democracy
ARRA News Service | August 3rd 2008 by OzarkGuru
Dr. Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: I have obviously missed the boat in sharing certain ideals and beliefs with our readers. Although my final degree is in philosophy, I have not taken time to set forth in simple clear vignettes the philosophical beliefs or read more
Further Thoughts on Conservatism
Formatia trans sicere educatorum | August 1st 2008
One might be inclinded to ask whether or not all conservatives are created equally, they are not. The beginnings of conservatism are locked in the confines of the Enlightenment. Classical Liberalism is really the parent of all conservative thought in read more
How to know God, not just about God
Simply Ecclesia | July 31st 2008 by David
“Aquinas had the greatest influence on contemporary theological training. In 1879, his work was endorsed by a papal bull as an authentic expression of doctrine to be studied by all students of theology. Aquinas’s main thesis was that God is read more
Beauty Of The Soul
Steve Whitehead | July 31st 2008 by Steve
“The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.” read more
CHRISTIANITY, SEX, AND OTHER MATTERS
Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | July 30th 2008 by Tom Usher
Title: "Bene scripsisti de me Thoma." [Thomas Aquinas] I briefly discussed sex and Christianity in "CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT COERCION AND OTHER MATTERS," posted: Monday, July 28, 2008. It's a heady subject for most. For the real Chri read more
Entelechy!
Success Snippets | July 28th 2008 by Thea Westra
Image via WikipediaHere's a little brain snack for you... I don't know about you, but I love learning new words. Here's one that crossed my desk recently: Entelechy. No, it's not a new disease spread by lack of hand-washing. It's not a sound of a st read more
A Social Ideal
Café Philos: an internet café | July 27th 2008 by Sunstone
Early in the morning, a young friend wrote to me about the difficulty she’s having discovering what she wants to do with her life. She’s out of school now, unemployed, uncertain, and unmotivated — for she has found no work that ap read more
Some Favorite Quotes for Success
Success With Marc - the Success Mindset for Getting Rich | July 24th 2008 by Marc Smith
I justed added these quotes to my facebook profile. "The energy of the mind is the essence of life." ~ Aristotle"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life he imagined, he will meet with success unexpect read more
The Conundrum of the Superhero
Formatia trans sicere educatorum | July 21st 2008
In the recent installment of the most recent Batman series, The Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne is confronted with a very deep question: is he a hero or is he something more? A similar question is presented to a young Clark Kent in the television series Sma read more
Dissension: Good or Bad? Can You Handle It? What Drives A Great C…
bizsolutionsplus | July 20th 2008 by Lewis Green
Sometime last week on Twitter, a Twitterer said that the mark of an experienced blogger is that he/she can handle controversy. His comment made me think about my own style of communications, blogging or otherwise. I often offer a personal point of vi read more
Historical Fact, Fiction and Creativity in the Romance genre
Yesterday Revisited | July 17th 2008 by Susan Higginbotham
Everyone enjoys a good historical romance novel. It can be suspenseful, as in THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, or pure fiction as in the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen's immortal works. But to enthrall the reader, it has to ring true. The 5 Aristotelian elemnt read more
Declaration of Independence part 1
Formatia trans sicere educatorum | July 16th 2008
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Na read more
Global Warming = Earth Lib
Politeia | July 13th 2008 by Cassandra
"The battle for the world is not a battle between two political ideals. It is a battle between two views of the nature of thought." -- Leonard Peikoff _______________________________________________________________ Psychology deals with mental proce read more
Daily Goodness
Rue the Day! | July 10th 2008 by Jill Harness
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Dirty Car Art
Mimzie's Muzings | July 9th 2008 by mimzie
It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows.Erma Bombeck I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules.Matthew McConaugheyThe aim of art is to represent n read more
Quick Post
Just one of my playgrounds | July 9th 2008
Look how time flies! Still jobless.Hahaha.But happy. Oxymoron?I's still waiting for my classmate,and while waiting I browsed for a picture of Aristotle. We'll do reports tomorrow, about Aristotlean Ethics or Nichomachean Ethics- the more famous of hi read more
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