The 16th century saw two revolutions simultaneously that were to change pretty much everything. One began when the German Augustinian monk Martin Luther responded to Johann Tetzel’s aggressive marketing of indulgences by nailing his “95 Theses” on a door in Wittenberg, Germany in 1517. The other began when Copernicus circulated his cosmological findings and ultimately […]
Eleanor of Aquitane was probably the most powerful woman in 12th Century Europe. I will not go into her many accomplishments and connections to power in detail here. What is most interesting at this juncture is that in addition to being heavily involved in affairs of state herself, she sponsored the development of the poetry […]
Boethius’ Consolations of Philosophy is one of the 10 most important books you’ve never heard of. The author wrote this Socratic style dialogue in 523 AD while in prison waiting to be strangled and bludgeoned to death for being politically incorrect, much like the reason for the poisoning of Socrates himself nearly a thousand years […]
In the “Star Wars” movies, Jedi Master Yoda makes statements like these, and I paraphrase: “Luke Skywalker is not a good candidate for Jedi training because he doesn’t focus on what he is doing right now in the present moment. He is not serious minded enough.” “The Force surrounds and binds all things. It is […]
Classic Rock is classic not because it’s old but because its creators strove for and achieved timelessness with their art. Similarly, great ideas in philosophy don’t have a ‘sell by date.’ When thinking about a framework for ethics one ought to start looking for what matters and to do that one ought to start with […]
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