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Tag Archives: Plato
LOVE
To what extent do you agree with the quote “True love is admiration” by Plato? Yes, to the greatest extent. What greater admiration can there be than that of Beauty itself? Love, for Plato, is the attraction all creatures have … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy
Tagged Aesthetics, Beauty, existence, higher eros, life, nature, Plato, Shankara
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Plato’s Cave
From Quora Question: ‘Can we step out of Plato’s Cave?’ X As I remember, Plato spoke of the few that escaped into the bright light of day, becoming (at least temporarily?) blinded. That, by itself, has to have some … Continue reading
Posted in mind, non-duality, philosophy, science
Tagged blindness, Diotima, Plato, reality, secret transmission, Socrates, Truth, unity
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Patriotism and Democracy
(On democracy) Plato always came very close to the truth… as far as the truth can be described by language – and understood by men.
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Posted in Mythology, Politics
Tagged aristocracy, Churchill, democracy, George Washington, governent, Marcus Aurelius, oligarchy, Plato, Samuel Johnson, tyranny
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Knowledge vs. ‘true opinion’
It is interesting to compare the different accounts of ‘belief’ and ‘knowledge’ as coming from two traditions that are wide apart, as India and ancient Greece are; though it is known that there was a contact between the two at … Continue reading
Posted in Advaita, non-duality, philosophy
Tagged advaita, Alexander the Great, ancient Greece, belief, faith, India, lnowledge, Milinda, Nagasena, non-duality, Plato, reason, scriptural authority, tradition
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What is the border between objectivity and subjectivity in ethics?
I would take ‘subjective’ as meaning relative, and ‘objective’ as real, following the philosopher Plato and also ordinary usage. One thing is custom, or opinion (doxa in Plato), which varies, and another universal principles, which do not – man is … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, spirituality
Tagged Ethics, Kant, life, Oneness, Plato, relative, subjective-objective
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On transmigration (or reincarnation)
….There are other realms or (eschatological) degrees or states of being, like the diverse hells, the purgatory and limbo of Christian theology and other, peripheral or central states (following René Guénon), through which the unsanctified soul passes. “No being of … Continue reading
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Tagged cosmology, eschatology, Guenon, Hermes, Plato, Plotinus, purgatory, reincarnation
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Exchange in Internet
(From dialogue in internet) There are many important points in your (X) reply, which I would like to comment on, noting firstly that we seem to be in substantial agreement on what we have covered so far. We are clear … Continue reading
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Tagged causation, God, Hindu tradition, Plato, Plotinus, reason and intuition, transcendence and immanence
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Unanimous Tradition / Tradición Unánime 