Another historical film from Roberto Rossellini. Socrete (1971), which I first viewed at Columbia University in April 1975 or 1976. I didn’t watch it again until six months ago, on YouTube. mais 726 palavras
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Patent Absurdities
There’s a long essay in today’s Grauniad by James Miller, offering a broad-brush overview of the history of democracy, focusing mainly on what political theorists have had to say about it. mais 830 palavras
The Symposium Summary Part III
See The Symposium Summary Part I, and The Symposium Summary Part II
Socrates says he has no business trying to give a eulogy to Love because he isn’t sure how to give a eulogy in the first place. mais 1.494 palavras
Flee, Don't Go to Trial!
Two Proverbs from Michael Apostolos
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“One should flee, not seek a trial.” Alkibiades, when he was called into judgment by the Athenians from Sicily, hid himself after saying this. mais 111 palavras
The True Life
An admirable man by the name Alain Badiou has written a remarkable book about a charge brought against me back in 399 B.C. I was charged with two heinous crimes: Atheism and Corrupting the youth. mais 228 palavras
Beauty treatment
Alcibiades once confused the appearance of beauty with real beauty. He was well known for his physical beauty and he surely turned his appearance to his advantage. mais 439 palavras
he could make me stay by his side till I die
Alcibiades praises and complains about Socrates at the end of the Symposium:
“If I were to describe for you what an extraordinary effect his words have always had on me (I can feel it this moment even as I’m speaking), you might actually suspect that I’m drunk! mais 412 palavras
