A few weeks ago, Academia.edu sent me a notification to tell me that I hadn't ever read Edward Watts' "The Lycians Are Coming: The Career of Patricius, the Father of Proclus," a paper that speculated about Proclus' family and how it shaped his youth. Unbeknownst to Academia.edu, I had actually read that paper a few … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on Predecessors
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Self-Care
This week was very intense at work. We're in the middle of orientation season, with the academic year starting immediately after that. My Calm app streak is 405 days. I brought one of the Prometheus Trust tiny poeticized books into the office for brief contemplative moments. Half of my personal to-do list is stuff that … Continue reading Self-Care
Well-Written Literature
Any well-written piece of literature can be compared to a living being; if, then, the dialogue is comparable to a living being, and a living being has only one purpose, the Good (for the sake of which it has been created), the dialogue must also have one purpose, that is, one theme.Anonymous Prolegomena to Platonic … Continue reading Well-Written Literature
A Miscellany of Quotations — Hermias, Shaw, Chödrön
When I was on Twitter, I used to share things with short comments while I was reading them. This blog post will function in a similar way. Hermias: On Plato Phaedrus 227A – 245E Translated by Dirk Baltzly & Michael Share I have already read this. It would take a lot to make me forget … Continue reading A Miscellany of Quotations — Hermias, Shaw, Chödrön
It Begins with B and Ends in “ooks”
When I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up several years ago, I embarked on a decluttering project over the winter recess holiday at the place where I work. While I've done a good job of culling books in my collection for years, I found a lot of things to give up that I no longer needed. … Continue reading It Begins with B and Ends in “ooks”
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