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Linguist | Writer | Research | Ancient & Modern Political Philosophy | Geopolitics
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Alfarabius 2 years ago
I have read the Lattimore and Fagles' translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and enjoyed them. But, with the publication of Peter Green's translation, I believe the aforementioned now pale in comparison. #Homer #Iliad #Odyssey #books image
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Alfarabius 2 years ago
Ignorance perhaps is the greatest form of bondage for an individual and the collective, for without knowledge those with heightened mental acumen prey upon the weak and easily delude them without their being aware. And therefore, freedom is nothing more than a figment of the imagination where ignorance reigns supreme. #ThomasJefferson image
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Alfarabius 2 years ago
I return often to Machiavelli's writings, for the insights offered therein have a timeless quality about them. His political philosophy takes human nature to be a constant factor that rarely, if ever, changes for large swaths of humanity. And yet most have only heard of or have read "The Prince." Should serious readers desire to broaden their understanding of the Florentine, then they must read his best treatise, "The Discourses on Livy." #books #Machiavelli #politicalphilosophy #politics image
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Alfarabius 2 years ago
#Machiavelli #politics #theprince Reading Machiavelli's prose and poems offer insights into his day in which both the political and ecclesiastical leadership colluded to bring about the misery and servitude of the people. The more I look around today, the more I believe his writings remain relevant, for the same situation has surfaced again. He littered his corpus with a hope of "the one" who would arise and save his beloved Florence and all of Italy. image
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Alfarabius 2 years ago
#mormon #mormonism #lds #lastdays #JosephSmith #thebookofmormon image