by W.D. James Heroes are willing to give their lives, and in the old tales usually do, to protect their homes and loved ones. Their deaths are literally salvific. Beowulf suffering his mortal wounds acquired in destroying the dragon saves the people of his homeland. Of course, the archetype here is Jesus Christ whose death … Continue reading Death and Poetry (The Myth of Philosophy 7)| winter oak
by W.D. James Socrates had a demon. Or, to avoid misunderstanding, he had a daemon, to stick to the Greek which does not have the negative connotation that the English word derived from it carries. Socrates and the divine In this series we have been tracking how Socrates, as the representative of philosophy, is portrayed … Continue reading Socrates’ Demon (The Myth of Philosophy 6)| winter oak
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by W.D. James From what we have learned of Socrates thus far in this essay series, it might sound odd to speak of ‘Socrates’ doctrine.’ After all, he had claimed that any wisdom he possessed was kn…| winter oak
This post is a list of books that I read in the second quarter of 2025, including The Snowball, The Haywire Heart, Plato's Republic, and the King James Bible| The Rational Walk
This post is a list of books that I read in the first quarter of 2025, including The Lessons of History, American Journey, the works of Aristophanes, Plato, Xenophon, and more.| The Rational Walk
by W.D. James In this series we have been exploring how in his Apology, Plato presents his mentor Socrates as a new sort of hero. Heroes fight monsters and previously we looked at who the monsters …| winter oak
The history of modern-day philosophical counseling is short. It starts in the 1980s of the last century. Its official founder is the philosopher Gerd Achenbach, who became the first philosophical…| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
“My Early Life” serves a key political purpose for modern democracies, recovering a vision of nobility and political greatness for young readers. At the same time, this rich text can serve as a point of departure on an even narrower path of human excellence discovered by Socrates, whose students included statesmen and poets in the ancient agora—and a young British cavalry officer in the unlikely setting of Bangalore. The post “My Early Life”: Churchill’s Recovery of Aristocratic V...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
Most philosophers want to get to settled answers. The ironist, by contrast, speaks in the voice of Gertrude Stein: “There ain’t no answer. There ain’t going to be an answer. There never has been an answer. That’s the answer.” The post Newsletter: January 2025 appeared first on David Egan Philosophy.| David Egan Philosophy
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At its simplest, this book deals with the art of asking questions. In reality, it's about Socratic philosophy. It’s about our willingness to open our minds, close our mouths and listen. The concept is almost comically simple, but I found it genuinely profound.| Mark Greville