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Plato’s Conception of God

Posted on December 13, 2014; Last updated on February 8, 2018

Recently, I’ve had some interesting discussions with a couple of Straussians who argued that Plato didn’t really believe the Theory of Forms or the existence of gods, and that those metaphysical and theological notions are only means to an end, which is to teach people to lead a virtuous life, in other words, they serve as instructional tools for ethics. I asked them if Strauss provided any concrete evidence from […]

“Metaphysics: I. First Principles” by Aristotle

Posted on November 11, 2014; Last updated on February 8, 2018

Artists can Teach We view them as being wiser not in virtue of being able to act, but of having the theory for themselves and knowing the causes. And in general it is a sign of the man who knows and of the man who does not know, that the former can teach, and therefore we think art more truly knowledge than experience is. Having abstract knowledge of the cause […]