The relationship between teacher and student can take many forms. Modern educational approaches value the teacher insofar as he imparts information to the pupil. But traditional education is more akin to soul-nurturing. In the Theaetetus, Theaetetus is praised by his teacher Theodorus as a star pupil, but what we quickly discover is that Theaetetus lacks [...]
Archive for May, 2006
May 31, 2006
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Thoughts on Theaetetus: Volume III
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Education, Epistemology, Literature, Philosophy
May 30, 2006
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Thoughts on Theaetetus: Volume II
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Education, Epistemology, Literature, PhilosophyTheaetetus is introduced by Theodorus, a teacher of geometery who praises Theatetus for being acute, manly, and above all, a man of unique and peculiar gentleness. But is Theaetetus, a man of some nobility, a good student? Theodorus praises him for being like “the quiet flow of a stream of oil,” for a sort of [...]
May 30, 2006
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Thoughts on Theaetetus: Volume I
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Education, Epistemology, Literature, PhilosophyEvery year or so I get the immense privilege of hanging out with Dr. Al Geier, mentor of Dr. John Mark Reynolds, student of Leo Strauss, and the nearest thing to Socrates I’ve seen yet. This year we’re reading the Theaetetus, Plato’s dialgoue on “knowledge.” The central question is, of course, “what is knowledge?” Theaetetus [...]
May 28, 2006
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A New Set of Toys for Matt
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Technology, UncategorizedMany of my friends are prone to complain about Microsoft. They are the Great Satan, incapable of the creative ingenuity and cool designs of Apple. But though Apple may be winning the operating systems war (may), they haven’t come close to designing software that even comes close to Microsoft’s Office. And now Microsoft has taken [...]
May 25, 2006
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quotations on wealth – Intelligent views on money from Jesus, Jeff Buckley, The Beatles, Plato, Dante Alighieri, Boethius, Aristotle, & Lucan
By Keith E. D. Buhler in Money and Business, The Soul“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.” Jesus Christ “SOCRATES: I asked Erasistratus whom he considered the [...]
May 24, 2006
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the difficult immanence of the transcendent
By Keith E. D. Buhler in Happy & Sad, The Old Books Quarters, Words and LanguageCharles Williams, in himself or perhaps only in his writings, embodies the futile human attempt to talk about the untalkable, to say the ineffable, to embody the bodiless. I am fascinated by something that I consistently see: that is, people, including myself, trying to make the transcendent immanent, yet failing, even admitting that success is [...]
May 23, 2006
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Dan Brown’s Real Purpose Behind the Da Vinci Code
By Andrew McKnight Selby in HumorDaniel Henninger finally got to the bottom of Dan Brown’s motives behind the Da Vinci Code and it’s even more clever and insidious that the most ardent apologist imagined! (A clue to his premise: Brown=P.T. Barnum in print.) I look forward to Henninger’s upcoming book.
May 23, 2006
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On GodBlogs and Priorities
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Blogging, Life in general, Outside Articles of InterestIt’s a crime that we have not linked to John Schroeder of Blogotional more here at Mere O. John has been one of the main supporters of Mere O since our inception and has never hesitated to link to us when we actually have something to say. His latest offering on the misplaced priorities of [...]
May 21, 2006
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Lincoln as Literary Critic
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Literature, Politics, Words and LanguageOn a recent reading of some of Abraham Lincoln’s letters and speeches, I discovered this interesting line in a letter to James Hackett, a Shakespearian actor: Some of Shakespeare’s plays I have never read; while others I have gone over perhaps as frequently as any unprofessional reader. Among the latter are Lear, Richard Third, Henry [...]
May 18, 2006
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The Wit of George Bernard Shaw
By Matthew Lee Anderson in HumorI have recently finished Joseph Pearce’s biography of G.K. Chesterton. It is a sufficient retelling of Chesterton’s life. Sufficient because though it is a handy compendium of original letters and material, it avoids diving into the deeper aspects of Chesterton’s life and work. What impressed me most, however, was seeing George Bernard Shaw’s letters to [...]
May 16, 2006
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The Love of God
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Theology, Theology (Christology)The cross of Jesus Christ is the manifestation of the love of God to earth. As such, it is the most powerful image of love. It is the substance, the reality. Is it possible to convey the reality of the love of God through metaphors or images that are not sacrificial? I am at a [...]
May 10, 2006
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Romeo and Juliet (info)
By Keith E. D. Buhler in NewsFor those of you in the La Mirada area, the Torrey Theater Club is performing its final shows of Romeo and Juliet next weekend. We opened last Friday and it was a fantastic sucess. We had a matinee Saturday and another wonderful evening performance that night. Tickets are $10 (less for students). Visit the Torrey [...]
May 2, 2006
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Enthusiasmos heads to graduate school
By Keith E. D. Buhler in NewsAt three o’clock today I received a call from Fuller Graduate School of Psychology congratulating me on my acceptance to the masters program.