Coming to Yourself

Coming to Yourself

“I must first know myself, as the Delphian inscription says…” Socrates, in Plato’s Phaedrus “But when he came to himself…” The Prodigal Son Today I received an email from a student. He shared with me a moment of self-discovery. In class he had seen...
Thinking about My Death

Thinking about My Death

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death. I am old and move slowly, and the slower runner has overtaken me. Socrates, in Plato’s Apology Yesterday I was walking back to the house alone after...
Need: The Hidden Key to Wealth

Need: The Hidden Key to Wealth

“Well, you see, my property is enough to supply me with all my needs… Socrates, in Xenophon’s Estate Manager The wise help us to see better. By looking through their eyes, we learn to see things more as they are. One great fruit is that we can be more grateful....
Living an Examined Life

Living an Examined Life

“…the unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates in The Apology by Plato These words of Socrates are notoriously provocative. Perhaps they should provoke us. One implication of course is that an examined life is indeed worth living. But just what...

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