Meditations
The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David
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~ The death of Socrates did not cause the death of philosophy. On the contrary, Socrates and philosophy would always be hailed with admiration and praise in the eyes of every learned man on Earth so long as human intellect continues to prosper and flourish.
Sadly, we often neglect the importance of philosophy in our lives. Ignorantly and arrogantly we forget that all knowledge has its roots in both philosophy and history. In promoting philosophy, we promote knowledge. And I believe that knowledge may be the salvation for us all.
Contents
Chapter 1 – Setting the Stage
Meditation I, Sapere Aude – The Limitations of Human Understanding
Interlude I – Man Against Woman and The Downfall of Man
Meditation II, Ethos – The Limitations of Ethics
Meditation III, Utopia – The Limitations of Man’s Ambitions
Interlude II – Woman Against Man and The Ascent of Man
Meditation IV, Politicus – The Limitations of Political Power
Meditation V, Armata – The Limitations of Military Might
Meditation VI, Juno Moneta – The Limitations of Wealth and Money
Meditation VII, Homo Sapiens – The Limitations of Man
Chapter 2 – Preparing for Philosophy
Prelude II – Of Knowledge and Ignorance
Meditation VIII, Philosophos – The Inescapable Philosophy of Philosophy
Meditation IX, Systēma – Approaching Systematic Philosophy
Meditation X, Logos – The Building Blocks of Philosophy
Meditation XI, Paradoxos – The Philosophy of Paradoxes
Meditation XII, Khronos – The Philosophy of Time and its Implications
Meditation XIII, Historia – The Philosophy of History and History in Philosophy
Chapter 3 – Entering Epistemology
Meditation XIV, Epistēmē – A Brief Introduction to Epistemology
Meditation XV, Plato (c.428-347 BC) – Republic
Meditation XVI, Aristotle (384-322 BC) – Prior Analytics and Posterior Analytics
Meditation XVII, Chuang Tzŭ (4th Century BC) – The Book of Chuang Tzŭ
Meditation XVIII, Sextus Empiricus (AD c.200) – Outlines of Pyrrhonism
Meditation XIX, Thomas Aquinas (1224/5-1274) – De veritate
Meditation XX, Francis Bacon (1561-1626) – Novum Organum
Meditation XXII, John Locke (1632-1704) – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Meditation XXIII, David Hume (1711-1776) – Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
jamesesz
hello…fren… u got a lot of meditations ler…
but i din read all la, looks very pro…haha=)
i tink the most interesting 1 is the The First Interlude… n who is the gal u refer in the article o??
haha..finally u confessed to some1 oso..
Dear James
It is really a wee bit longist for me. I am not really into meditation and philosophy and ethics. Truth be told, i didn’t not finish reading the piece.
Your writing skill has certainly improved and beyond that I am not conversant enough to comment much.
Happy to know somebody can now write.
Regards
Planning to write more =)
Hi this blog is great I will be recommending it to friends.
Interesting blog, I’ll try and spread the word.
This blog’s great!! Thanks :).