Tag: Aristotle
The Death of a Justice and the Hope of Magnanimous Statesmanship
We do not need reminding of how bitter, partisan, and polarized American politics is today. In order to have a community, people need to hold some things in common. America in 2020 is increasingly a nation of people who share a geography while holding wildly differing values.
The Price of Place: Oeconomia over Chrematistike
The age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.--Edmund Burke, Reflections...
Living These Relationships, Every Day
"Therefore, it is clear that the care of the household concerns human beings more than material property..."
Aristotle, Politics
"Here Aristotle infers that the chief aim...
This is Our Story
“For the man that is truly good and wise, we think, bears all the chances of life becomingly and always makes the best of...
Aristotle on Talking to Yourself
“The virtuous man wishes to converse with himself.” Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, IX
Conversations with oneself. They could be a sign that something is wrong. But...
Surfing into Forgetfulness
“And wicked men seek for people with whom to spend their days, and shun themselves; for they remember many a grievous deed when they...
You, Child, are Our Bond
“And children seem to be a bond of union.” Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
Moved by these words of Aristotle, I write here...
An Open Letter to My...
Living with Former Friends
“Surely he should keep a remembrance of their former intimacy…” Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
Sometimes it feels like Aristotle foresaw all the vicissitudes of my life....