Aristotle’s philosophy
Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was born in Stagira, Macedonia, and studied under Plato at the Academy in Athens for about twenty years, where he developed a strong foundation in philosophy and science. After Plato’s death, Aristotle traveled and later tutored Alexander the Great, which allowed him to influence both Greek culture and the broader intellectual […]
Plato’s philosophy
Plato (427–347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristotle, born into an aristocratic Athenian family during a period of political upheaval, including the Peloponnesian War and the brief rule of the Thirty Tyrants, which influenced his views on justice and governance. He founded the Academy in Athens, one […]
Franz Kafka’s philosophy
Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer, renowned for his surreal and existential literary works that explore alienation, bureaucracy, and absurdity. Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883, in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, into a middle-class German-speaking Jewish family. He was the eldest of six children, though two of […]
BETTERMENT
I am very intrigued by words of the great man who battled brilliance and insanity alike dissecting meaning from values lost from morality forced to slaves created creating depictions of methods to seek the betterment of the free soul inside by waking up one day seeing a camel’s reflection being obedient to all a […]
JOLT
The frosted settled flakes of winter melt away in the warm winds recently arrived with my blessings so the melancholy of discontent has accepted my plea to flee and a pleasant jolt of joy and hope welcome the sun and spring. A.G. Munson
Girl before a mirror
This painting is called “Girl before a Mirror” (Fr. Jeune fille devant un miroir), and it is an oil on canvas painting by Pablo Picasso, created in 1932. The painting is a portrait of Picasso’s mistress and muse, Marie-Thérèse Walter, who is depicted standing in front of a mirror looking at her reflection. The […]
BEWARE
Contemplation is a thing of good, makes the inner world, understood but if you choose too long, to stare you best be mindful, and be aware your thoughts are, a whirl of pool turning the best of us, into a fool ruminating in events, of the past or worrying, if your luck will last […]