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Goethe’s Faust is a monumental work of German literature that blends philosophy, theology, alchemy, love, science, and the human condition into a poetic tragedy. Split into two parts, this drama…

The Enlightenment is framed as a movement out of darkness—but who defined the darkness? Plato’s vision integrated both—reason illuminates the shadows of sense. “In order to grasp reality, we must…

“The safest general characterization of European philosophy is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” – Alfred North Whitehead This lecture traces those footnotes—Plato’s influence on Aristotle,…

Politics is the art of structuring a just and flourishing society. “We must first understand the soul to understand justice in a person. But that’s hard. So let’s scale up—let’s…

Plato stands in opposition to nearly every modern doctrine of knowledge and reality. Modern thinkers who reduce truth to power, bias, or unconscious drives. All three cast suspicion on reason—but…

“Socrates never wrote. Plato never wrote in his own name. But he’s everywhere—and nowhere—in these dialogues.” “Socrates, you’re like a stingray. You’ve numbed me—I thought I knew what courage was.”…

Plato’s World 1. Introduction 2. The Global Intellectual Landscape of the Axial Age 3. Why Focus on Plato? 4. The Socratic Legacy 5. Key Philosophical Themes Introduced 6. The Unique…

What’s poppin, people? It’s Dante. Welcome to the Centennial Arboretum. Today I’m thinking about how the Ricoh GR is completely transforming the way I see the world. This shift is…

Walk with a strong gaitYou might be lateThe passage of time never waits I came, I saw, I conqueredI exit my home like it’s a bunker No sword, no shield,…

What’s poppin, people? It’s Dante.Today I’m going to be teaching you my top three street photography composition tips. Ultimately, over the past decade of traveling the world and practicing my…

Love that commitment — no more olive oil! 🔥 You’re stepping into a time-tested tradition of using animal fats that fueled humanity for millennia. Here’s how you can use what you’ve got instead of…

Foundational Health Philosophy Physical Vitality and Routine Diet, Fasting, and Nutrition Health-Boosting Habits Radical Lifestyle Choices

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Getting my morning started on a nice walk through Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Got the Ricoh GR IIIx in the pocket—always got it strapped. Today, I’m thinking about street photography without…

Parmenides stands as one of Plato’s most enigmatic and challenging dialogues. Set as a fictionalized memory from Socrates’ youth, it brings together Socrates, the Eleatic philosophers Parmenides and Zeno, and…