Philosophy Now Forum

Custodians of philosophy dedicate self wholly to the upholding of truth; the society is as good as the people. A just and good people we should want to copy and not be ashamed of this sort of person who acts wisely and leads a life of fairness

Only by good do all things become useful and advantageous. The highest virtue is good. Everyone who pursues it and makes it the end of all actions shines with radiant truth. Be a slave of good, so that we all may be, as far as possible, under the same law, friends and contemporaries.

Those ordinary goods of life’ beauty, wealth, rank, and connections corrupt don’t let them distract the helpers for greater good. The mind that perceives and understands is radiant with intelligence when resting upon good.

Good of the whole people is most likely to find justice, and not with a view of making a few happy people, but the whole. The principle of happiness is doing noble work in the best way and receives the proportion of happiness which nature assigns to you.

You will always have a great many friends and not many enemies. The greatest of in deed and truth you will hardly find.

Noble work is instinctual the same as we fall asleep without setting about to. We sleep out of instinct; the same is true of gathering food

The skill of using words is a noble work one must have a good idea of words and then have experience of them in actual life, and last of all be able to follow those words in speaking, teaching, or writing.

Reason we all behold may have seen before but for a short time, or have lost the memory, which once was. It is knowledge that is termed recollection because it recalls things to mind in memory. Not just knowledge but beauty, goodness, justice, religiousness, all stamped with the name of essence.

We move in place if when we change we cease to be, no longer have reason. This movement in place, must move round and round in the same place, or from side to side. Around in a circle must rest upon a center; and t side to side must have parts, which are different from the center. Therefore, anything, which comes into being has parts; that which has no parts can never be anything.

The pleasure of knowing the truth is our pursuit ever learning, is not so far from the heaven of pleasure? We know the taste of the other pleasures from our childhood upwards: but in all our-or rather our desire, could hardly have tasted --the sweetness of knowledge and truth.

God the mediator who spans the chasm and therefore all things are bound together mingles in language and the arts


Writing is an impression is only mindful of reality. The same is true of painting once painted it can tumble about anywhere among those who may like it or not. Then language, painting all the arts has no parent to protect them; they can be battered, abused, nor can they protect or defend themselves.


Language itself is an affections and action of the mind divine and human. The art of writing is the art of enchanting the mind; the narrator has to learn the differences of minds. And must have a good theoretical language and experience. You try to ascertain truth without language. Every word written has been spoken before. Art is the same in every language; Language is an art, not thrown down anyhow, not mere rhetoric, having no reason in words.

Writing is a living adapted language for generation and all generations. Words used right implant conviction. Thrasymachus described language to be easy or hard by showing how one mind in a particular way of argument persuades and another way is not persuaded.

Whatever I admit to understanding is not merely to persuade you my capability, which is not always distinctive, but sincere and I try never to tell anything but the truth, though not always exquisitely.

A wise person theoretical runs the challenge of all objections, and is ready to refute, not by opinion, but truth, never stumbling at any step of the argument to define rationally things.

Truth ought to proceed according to rules of art. Take for example the orator enchanting the soul must learn the differences of so many people and of natures comes the differences between each.

Wisdom controls just and good action. If not we apprehend only an outline, or any opinion. Just and good action is concerned not with the opinions of people, but is concerned with the inner, which is self. Justice sets in order our inner principles, and peace with self.

Socrates compares justice as having three principles the higher, lower, and middle like the notes of the scale, one entirely temperate and perfectly adjusted nature, always thinking and harmonious condition.

Through some inherent good I had my eyes opened and little by little I learned The true philosopher must from their earliest youth loves truth and absorbed in knowledge of every form I mean, if they be true philosophers and not shams

Philosophy is somewhat more heavenly than any of the other studies, as it is useful and beneficial, always the useful handy helper of greater clearness, and better understanding. Truth is the philosopher’s pasture suited to the highest part of the mind soars when nourished. What is truth but objective reality, the assurance of being?


You know Socrates never left Greece. In the story of Phaedrus written by Plato, you get the feel of Socrates and Phaedrus roaming the land walking together outside the wall Socrates and Phaedrus stop to sit on the soft grass in front of a tall plane tree where a gentle breeze cooling.

Socrates made some people high up in the government angry because he exposed their ignorance. Eventually he was brought to court found guilty of being godless and given the choice of leaving Greece forever or taking the poison hemlock.

What happened was the Delta the oracle of great authority it was believed Apollo spoke though. The Delta told Socrates that Socrates was the wisest person in the world. Socrates could not believe this he said surely there are someone wiser then he for he knew nothing.

Grasp the truth and you will have no difficulty seeing that our society has fallen into such disorder that becomes the task of truth and knowledge, which is reason, to reawaken the mind spirit that has for generations been buried in bog.

We are a society without ethical order I mean conscious universal ends. Ethics dominates action outside the family, has substantial character and universally lifts society out of the life of chance and change, into world peace, and universality; it is only as citizens that we are real and substantial.

Socrates believed an ethical society is the pulse of philosophers takes effort in reaching the concord, beauty, good and magnificence. Philosophers must make these, beauty and grace and good into everything that flows like a gentle wind from a purer region if they want to do their work in life.

That is why musical training is a most effective instrument into the mind of a philosopher, because rhythm and harmony find grace. Music is just as learning to read; we cannot perceive the importance, but are eager to make them known. Only when the musician knows the letters exactly can we ever become musical and know the essential forms of temperance, courage, liberality, magnificence, and their kindred when a beautiful mind harmonizes. The fairest of sights is the philosopher who has an eye to see that spirit of harmony is always in love with the loveliest.

Barbara,

Truth = Insight * Evidence / Theory. I think from what you are saying you might agree. Yes?

Rortabend,

I think we agree, yes. What is truth but objective reality it vanishes in the course of an incident? Truth is mere insight a merely conception of things.

Into the native land of truth is self-consciousness coming into being. Know thyself is truth.

Knowledge must be dependent on principles derived from wisdom that is requisite above all to try to establish any certainty. The principle of knowledge is wholly directed to truth. Knowledge distinguishes truth from error. There is nothing that assures us what we see is truth things that are perceived very plainly and very clearly true but at the same time not

Knowing is the ultimate and absolute truth of consciousness, for what is everything, which gives certainty by its means of exercising truth. Knowledge must be dependent on principles derived from wisdom that it was requisite above all to try to establish truth.

Know thyself is the ultimate absolute truth. To approach this subject in the right way framed in the most perfect manner we need profound thought one that exalts infinite knowledge and truth, not superficial rhetoric. which is a very tiresome study. In the struggle for
knowledge and truth we will succeed in attaining success through pure unconditional sacrifice.

Knowledge recalls to the mind things in memory or through sight or touch, or of some other senses. not only know what the greater or the lesser things but also all that is stamped with the name of essence.

Truth we cannot be retained within the limits of ignorance of self.
There are two ruling principles here, one the intellectual world and the other the visible world in agreement

Here let us occupy ourselves cultivating reason, and advancing as much as possible knowledge and truth. Happiness is knowledge and those who are ignorant of self will not know truth as moving, never leaving self, the spring and beginning motion to all that moves.

Nicola Machiavelli who wrote “The Prince” thought that a wise philosopher ought always to follow the paths beaten by great people and to imitate those who have been supreme.

A question arises how can philosophy nurture us today. First, realize everything belongs to its own time, and each principle has reign for a certain time therefore we cannot expect to find today the same questions of the past and consequences.

What will be the consequence is what counts. Not little things elaborated how ridiculous! I mean nothing short of the most finished picture should satisfy us. Never losing sight that all things become useful and advantageous through good.

Being and thinking Descartes' believed are inherently the same, Thinking quivers within self that is mandatory above all to establish being.

The light of knowledge and truth is reason split up into distinct elemental forms, human and divine, where unconscious spirit comes to actuality rises out into being one spirit.

Parmenides was quoted as saying "Since the utmost limit of being is perfect, it resembles on every side the form of a well rounded sphere, which from its centre extends in all directions equally, for it can be neither larger or smaller in one part or another. There is no non-being which prevents it from attaining to the like.”

Life, is this whole flux process. In virtue of this very distinct flux, this fluent condition comes thinking and consequently the preservation of self.

Self preserves self at the expense of the world, exists merely for self. The absolute characteristic feature of animal nature is this self-feeling. The mind holds together feelings, perception, purpose, willpower and thinking.

Thus, we animals are free to move free from gravity to a certain point we are spontaneous, and have the ability to determine ourselves. The absolute characteristic feature of the animal nature is a supreme wealth because everything is reduced to speculative, contemplating relationship with the world.

Thinking essentially s in and for self an eternal reflection of self is the series of productions. Like, works of philosophy to give a more precise picture of what our purpose is.

Think away those negative viewpoints of the world and rise out of that superficial state of unconsciousness into a world spirit that exalts great ideas. Reason fills the empty ego. This is the struggle, like of any struggle of division forces us into a quite different direction from self. It is the same way magnetism neutral point of the two poles one pointing north, while the other points south.

The most important part of anything is the beginning and end.
Limits of anything have a beginning and end.

The same as tyranny, which forms out of democracy, from unnecessary, pleasures and desires not controlled by reason. When the pulse of a person is healthy and temperate, dispels the passionate sport of fantastic and lawless visions.

A society that is enslaved under a tyrant is utterly incapable of being happy it is the most pitiful form of society seen. That is if seen through human nature that is not dazzled at tyrannical pompous mannerisms, the tyrannical person assumes

The tyrant when stripped their tragedy attire we see its best elements in them are enslaved and full of fear lament, sorrow, and pain.


Love has been called a tyrant come buzzing around like drones has madness for the captain there is no sense of shame s breaks out into anger.

Drunks also have that spirit of tyranny; fancy they are able to rule, not only over others but god. Love of booze is the lord of the house and every day and night the desires grow alarming, and the demands more; lives lordly in recklessness and rabble,


The tyrant is never a friend of anybody is rightly called treacherous and unjust. Then how do they stand to virtue?

Here we must not allow ourselves to be panic-stricken at the tyrant, let us go as we ought into every corner of the city and look all about, and then we will give our vote.

Self is like sunlight, a reflection. Sunlight is pure transparency corresponds to air and colour and can be explained by using a crystal.

Crystal has a relation to light’s transparent simplicity but crystal has to an inward darkness. Crystals are so much akin to light they can almost reach a shine.

The archetypical crystal is the diamond of the earth air in which every eye rejoices, the first first-born of light and darkness. The crystal of the earth is air, a subordinate passivity to light and transparency, free from earthy flaw, free and unrestricted. Though air does not shine, it is so much akin to light it almost reaches a stage of shining.

Air stands in relationship to light opposes individuality does not come forward in its activity as a real power but air decomposes is purely corrosive and enemy of all that is individual. Air is a destruct invisible, motionless enters everywhere thus what is individual breaks up in air.

Gases can occupy air, for example, take two globes, one is filled with air and the other vapour. Now the one filled with vapour can be poured out into the one filled with air and can receive as much condensation as if there were a null and void of air. Thus is air the urge to affirm the vapour as same as air Anything has power to break up air, it is purely consumed Air is not visible, motionless creeping softly along. The enemy of all that is individual enters everywhere without showing.

One way to explain the finest apparatus for producing fire is; take a cylinder fitted with a piston, a disk and a piece of dry flammable material is placed at the bottom. When the disk forces air into the cylinder, the compressed air gives off a spark, which lights the material. Here air is reduced to a point and fire is achieved

Earth contains the Elements air, fire and water gathers them together into unity, into a thread of actions that earth maintains. Earth has the power, which kindles the elements air firewater into a development.

Life whole fluid medium, quietly silently determining and distributing in all the manifold forms, is the, Elements self-conditioned, self-contained, and consequently endless, infinity.

Earth opposition to light produces a showing of something else. In order for something to be made visible a roughness, or color must be opposite.

Before we can see darkness is required, otherwise there is only luminous sunlight. Earth becomes visible through light, meaning light and earth has a relationship to lightly. Sunlight makes earth darkness visible makes quantitative difference come to light; the earth surface becomes visible.

In every chemical process there is the making of earth; we are a product of earth.

Earth this analog of life unites all material bodies together within it bound together. No member can endure without earth we material beings are subjective to earth in order to endure.

Why not, as Aeschylus says, utter the word, which rises to our lips? That is what I am doing emitting the high privilege of having a voice which utters self-feeling that reveals that which is in me and reveals my voice.

Voice is spiritual not mechanical not as metal sounds they do not sound until they are struck or rubbed.

Self progress is just like a plant drawn out of itself by light climbs out towards light, and as the result produce. Self has a likeness to sunlight that pure transparency but self is not light, because self is, an empty uncertainty is merely a reflection of subjective and inward self.

Plant life does not transcend to the stage of animal self, and possesses within self true determinateness steps outside and stands in relation with the world.

The absolute characteristic feature of self is feeling, which constitutes a supreme wealth of being. Everything is reduced to feeling; joy, pain, any mental feeling, seeing and hearing, etc. Feeling is simply a communion with self.

Becoming to being is self much like a seed germinates only when stimulated from outside. The process of assimilation is the plant drawn out of itself by light; plant climbs out towards light, ramifying into many individuals. The fully accomplished mind is fine as appoint, free ideally free from gravity like light.

Self preserves self at the expense of the world gives into feeling exists for itself constitutes enjoying the fruit of labor and sacrifice is the active carrying-on of the contest with the world