Epicureanism and Stoicism:Western Heritage Lecture 14
Four great philosophies emerged from the Hellenistic world: hedonism, cynicism, Epicureanism, and Stoicism. The last two, especially, have shaped the entire course of western civilization.
Four great philosophies emerged from the Hellenistic world: hedonism, cynicism, Epicureanism, and Stoicism. The last two, especially, have shaped the entire course of western civilization.
Ok, so, I’m getting a little behind, and it’s only the third day of MWF classes! Here’s lecture 3, if you’re keeping count. This one focuses (after a bit of housekeeping) specifically on chapters 2 and 3 of… Read More
This morning, over at The Imaginative Conservative, Eric Voegelin’s Gnosticism. Though we associate Gnosticism with early Christianity, especially with the warnings against the “anti-Christ” in the writings of St. John the Beloved, Gnosticism actually emerged in the Near East… Read More
Source: Christopher Dawson, “The Future of National Government,” DUBLIN REVIEW (1935): 236-251. cd future of national government