The Consolation of Wisdom
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Boethius, Lady Philosophy, and the Scene of Inner Dialogue
But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding? (Job 28:12)
Dissipated and demoralized, his body shivering in the dank cell, the prisoner bemoans the loss of his poetic powers. The Muses no longer inspire him...
Augustine, Soliloquy, and the Hermeneutical Self
Noli foras ire, in teipsum redi; in interiore homine habitat veritas (Do not go outward; return within yourself. In the inward man dwells truth)1
It is hard to imagine a bolder fusion of Hellenistic philosophy's concern with ethical-sp...
Desert Discourses, part 2: Further Aspects of Christian Asceticism as Philosophy
Perfection is clearly not achieved by simply being naked, by the lack of wealth or the rejection of honors . . . Not to be jealous, not to be puffed up, not to act heedlessly, not to seek what does not belong to one, not to rejoice over som...
Desert Discourses, part 1: Meditation and Prayer
Justice placed both sides on the scale of truth; / it weighed the greedy down to earth, / while those who emptied themselves flew to heaven. “On Hermits and Desert Dwellers” (c. 4th cen.)1
Once attributed to Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-3...
Cosmic Realism: Marcus Aurelius's 'Meditations'
Plainly, no situation is better suited for the practice of philosophy than the one you're in now. ~ Marcus Aurelius1
Not only solitary speech but also private reading and writing could serve as vehicles for inner dialogue. We discover...
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