All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire

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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire

Aristotle was appointed as the head of the royal academy of Macedon. During that time he gave lessons not only to Alexander, but also to two other future kings: Ptolemy and Cassander. In his Politics, Aristotle states that only one thing could justify monarchy, and that was if the virtue of the king and his [...]

What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.

 

Vamtam

Inspirational video

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All virtue is summed up in dealing justly

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All virtue is summed up in dealing justly

The aim of Aristotle’s logical treatises (known collectively as the Organon) was to develop a universal method of reasoning by means of which it would be possible to learn everything there is to know about reality. Thus, the Categories proposes a scheme for the description of particular things in terms of their properties, states, and [...]

Just your thoughts. If you do not have any, you may be very happy person.By the way, where is the title of the post?

Smart Man vs. Wise Man

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Smart Man vs. Wise Man

The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it. When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day’s sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay’s call, ice melting and so on. [...]