Thursday, March 23, 2023

“Man is the measure of all things” … or is he?

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“It is indeed the opinion of Protagoras, who has another way of expressing it. Man, he says, is the measure of all things , of the existence...
Monday, March 20, 2023

A review of “Aristotle” (audiobook)

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“We must not expect of Aristotle such literary brilliance as floods the pages of the dramatist-philosopher Plato. Instead of giving us great...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023

A few problems with Plato’s “Republic” (and his ideal state)

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“You know also that the beginning is the most important part of any work , especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is t...
Saturday, February 25, 2023

The Founding Fathers strongly criticized Plato’s “Republic” (and for good reason)

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“Socrates had reason indeed to complain of the misrepresentations of Plato ; for in truth his dialogues are libels on Socrates.” –  Thomas J...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Frederick Douglass took a great risk by learning how to read

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Note: This post quotes from Frederick Douglass’s memoir, where he recounts racist treatment that he received from various white men. Althoug...
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Yes, Blackstone’s “Commentaries” influenced Abraham Lincoln (and here’s the proof)

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“The election of 1834 came, and [Abraham Lincoln] was then elected to the Legislature [of Illinois] by the highest vote cast for any candida...
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

A review of “Gold, Hard Money, and Financial Gurus” (audiobook)

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So I was recently listening to some additional presentations from an audio series about investment . This particular installment was called ...