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Christ the Shepherd and Philosopher
“The figure of Christ is interpreted on ancient sarcophagi principally by two images: the philosopher and the shepherd. Philosophy at that time was not generally seen as a difficult academic dis… more →
mind your maker
Christ the Shepherd and Philosopher
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LfN wrote 1 year ago: “The figure of Christ is interpreted on ancient sarcophagi principally by two images: the phil … more →
Dostoevsky -- "Beauty would save the world"
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “HIPPOLYTE, who had fallen asleep during Lebedeff’s discourse, now suddenly woke up, jus … more →
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: the 1001 goals
LfN wrote 2 years ago: Chapter 15 MANY lands saw Zarathustra, and many peoples: thus he discovered the good and bad of many … more →
Leisure, culture and philosophy
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Culture depends for its very existence on leisure, and leisure, in its turn, is not possible … more →
Lessing on Laocoön: the expression of pain at the battle of Troy
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LfN wrote 2 years ago: “A cry is the natural expression of physical pain. Homer’s wounded warriors not infreque … more →
Dietrich Bonheoffer
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Dietrich Bonheoffer (1906-1945) a German Lutheran minister who joined Barth in resisting Hitler’s a … more →
Barth
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LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Karl Barth (1886-1968) reacted against the liberal theological trend that started with Schleiermach … more →
Schleiermacher
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) tried to win the educated classes back to religion in his Reli … more →
Nietzsche
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), like Kierkegaard and Marx, was opposed to the pretensions of any k … more →
Kierkegaard
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) also reacted against the abstractness of Hegel’s dialectical march of … more →
Marx
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Karl Marx (1818-1883) in his Theses on Feuerbach contends that up till his time philosophers … more →
Hegel
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) opposed Rousseau’s and Kant’s separation of reason … more →
Immanuel Kant
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) follows Rousseau in his moral philosophy. Earlier in his career, Hu … more →
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) still followed Machiavelli, but he wrote in reaction both t … more →
John Locke
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “John Locke (1632-1704) follows Machiavelli by moderating the political philosophy of Hobbes. … more →
Blaise Pascal
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) wrote his Pensées in order to provide an apology for the Christian … more →
René Descartes
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “René Descartes (1591-1650), like Bacon, follows Machiavelli in orienting knowledge to the acq … more →
Thomas Hobbes
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) followed Machiavelli’s teachings in the area of political sci … more →
Francis Bacon
LfN wrote 2 years ago: “Franicis Bacon (1561-1626) followed Machiavelli’s idea of conquering and controlling na … more →
