Thus, in the 12th century France, the termBogre(previous form ofBougre) appeared to point to heretics, and in the 13th century we know the use of the feminized termBogresseexisted, curiously used to name women accused of practices “against nature” (understanding them as any type of non-...
Heretic. Essentially those who were not Christians were heretics, and these, as animist tribes that existed in the current territory of Bulgaria, they attributed all sorts of vices and sins, hence this is the origin of the word bugger and the relation between heresy and homosexual behavior . ...
So, Plato thought it would be a big breakthrough in human civilization, if we could rid ourselves of wrong opinions about justice, opinions that are conducive to political violence, and if we could establish a better definition. That, in a nutshell, is what Plato attempts to do in the ...
They can't afford to buy water. I don't even know if I want to know what they do in the meantime. Despite these hardships, they are going to be buying land for farming with the money we give them, covering school fees for their children, investing in livestock like goats, which don...
I tried something that I'm not sure many people do. Every few weeks, I would study a particular philosopher's take on life – Nietzsche, Hume, Dostoevsky, Sartre, Plato, etc. – and then try to apply it to my own life. I was looking for the perfect, workable philosophy for life. ...
[B] I do not mean this to be one of those technophobic rants insulting the internet for wiring our brains to give us the nervous attention span of Donald Trump on Twitter or misspelling about how we have to log off and smell the flowers. Those worries about new technologies have existed...
Episteme: This is the concept that was closest to what we call “science” today. For Plato, episteme was the knowledge that should be considered true, while Aristotle believed that it was the means to apprehend reality. Gnosis: This has to do with personal experience and perceptions. It’s...
Platonic marriage is something you probably don’t hear about a lot. However, platonic relationships have long existed in society and are prevalent even to date. Get therapy from the comfort of your home Get matched with a vetted, licensed online therapist with ...
Here's how this works. Imagine you are collecting biographies of President John F. Kennedy. You find many biographies describing his family, his presidency, his goal of putting a man on the moon, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Regarding Jesus, do we find multiple biographies ...
The rising sociology of the web has discovered that, repeatedly, anonymity in on-line lifebrings out the worst human behaviors. Solely when persons are recognizeddo they become accountable for their actions, a discovering that echoes Plato’s story of theRing of Gyges, during which the thinker ...