Reading Alfarabi's Summary of Plato's Laws has explicit statements concerning Plato's use of esoteric means within his writings. Fascinating stuff!

The one-world government under the governance of Jerusalem begins to rise.

Or is it simply remembering, as Socrates insinuates in the "Meno," a Platonic dialogue? That is, remembering what you once knew?

Have you read Aristotle's De Anima? This work spawned some serious debate in the ancient world and during the middle ages, especially among the Islamic philosophers Averroes (Ibn Rushd) and Avicenna (Ibn Sina). I seriously think Aristotle had an in-depth understanding of this phenomenon. As time passed, commentaries on Aristotle's work discussed the movement from the "potential intellect" to the "acquired intellect," and all this was made possible by an agent that seems attached or a part of the soul somehow. The medievals called it the "active intellect." Be that as it may, there's plenty of evidence that Aristotle derived his teaching on this from Plato, his teacher.

The problems with historicism and positivism prompts their adherents to think and interpret ancient and medieval texts by assuming that such authors cannot posit universal truths; rather, all that they say and describe must remain in the context of the time in which they lived, for nothing can transcend those boundaries. If certain aspects of their teachings and musings, however, did cross these boundaries, then perhaps they'd have something to say about our times and that human nature really doesn't change, which implies that social patterns and occurrence would crop up again in a different time and place. In essence, their teachings evince a predictive quality enmeshed in their writings.

And just like that, I went from half a dozen followers back to one after a few posts. I guess the crypto-bros have more affinity for their zaps and wallets than for what makes democracy thrive: people and community. Oh well, Tocqueville was prophetic in many ways. America's days are numbered not simply because its institutions are corrupt but because its people have chose the economy and money as their god, i.e., they too have become corrupted.

What exactly do you suspect is on the horizon?

A book that gives an interesting view of the precursors leading up to today's turmoil in the Middle East. #books #middleeast #Arabs

When reading ancient and medieval philosophy, the reader must be attuned to the esoteric writing methods of the philosophers.

Physical trees are great, but what about the tree within?

Jeepers, I wish the US would take Native American oral histories serious, but the scrubbing of most articles in many archeological journals that reference such has signaled that this will continue as usual.

The information about Alex Karp, one of the founding members of Palantir, stating that some of his enemies need beheading was particularly harrowing.

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Indeed, I just found out about it today.

Folks like this on X seems to gravitate towards monarachic tendencies. The propaganda spouted seems to insinuate a need for alliances, those that resemble dynastic pacts between differing kingdoms of the past.

The methods used by these folks truly have the masses, for the most, clueless and still believing in the system. In reality, all that's happening is reminiscent of Augustus Caesar's methods. He maintained the facade of freedom when he ascended to power, keeping all institutions working; he slowly, however, siphoned off the people's freedoms behind the scenes with his policies. And Caesarism all started under the guise of a populist movement: from Marius to Julius to Augustus.

Never used this nostr platform before, but with the way the world is going, and freak show that's on X, I decided it's time to switch to a different platform. Hello!