Tag Archives: Aristotle

Eudaimonia

Posted on October 8, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Eudaimoniaby Michael DoyleAs a matter of virtue and philosophical inquiryAristotle unveiled many a treasured mysterySetting eudaimonia as the telos of human lifeTranslated toward peace and against strifeInvestigations into the dream of pure reasonTurning the colors of each passing seasonThe functionality … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Are What We Repeatedly Do. Excellence Then, Is Not An Act, But A Habit

Posted on February 15, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

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In the Tragedy of Wisdom

Posted on December 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

In the Tragedy of Wisdomby Michael DoyleAs we sit writing for an audienceAimed as it is to somehow pleaseThe words of Shakespeare and SophoclesShine in all of their brillianceOne wrote for the strong, just kingThe other in the promise of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: To the Size of the State There Is A Limit, As There Is To Plants, Animals and Implements For None of These Retain Their Facility When They Are Too Large

Posted on April 22, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“To the size of the state there is a limit, as there is to plants, animals and implements, for none of these retain their facility when they are too large.” – Aristotle (384-322 BC)

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First Principles: All the Authority of the Declaration of Independence rests… On the Harmonizing Sentiments of the Day, Whether Expressed In Conversation, In Letters, Printed Essays, Or In the Elementary Books of Public Right, As Aristotle, Cicero, Locke, Sidney, et al

Posted on March 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“All [the] authority [of the Declaration of Independence] rests … on the harmonizing sentiments of the day, whether expressed in conversation, in letters, printed essays, or in the elementary books of public right, as Aristotle, Cicero, Locke, Sidney, … ” – Thomas … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Man, When Perfected, Is the Best of Animals, But, When Separated From Law and Justice, He Is the Worst of All

Posted on December 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all; since armed injustice is the more dangerous, and he is equipped at birth with the arms of intelligence … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Declaration of Independence Rests … On The Harmonizing Sentiments of the Day, Whether Expressed In Conversation, In Letters, Printed Essays, Or In the Elementary Books of Public Right, As Aristotle, Cicero, Locke, Sidney, Et al.

Posted on August 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

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First Principles: I Count Him Braver Who Overcomes His Desires Than Him Who Conquers His Enemies; For the Hardest Victory Is Over Self

Posted on June 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self…” – Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

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On Understanding Children’s Literature

Posted on June 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A wisely crafted tale invites its reader or listener, young and old, to inquire what good might be learned from the tale. On Understanding Children’s Literature by Michael Doyle The stories we have heard from childhood Are the classics of … Continue reading →

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The Stolen Presence of Both Past and Present

Posted on April 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The thirteenth day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020 has the prompt objective of writing a non-apology for things stolen. This is a close as I have for the concept. It’s akin, I believe to something said that I read once but have … Continue reading →

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