On Esotericism
John Smith, according to Jill Lepore, was prone to making things up. He claimed to have bedded princesses while battling by land or sea the world over. Russia, ...
Category: xenophon
Xenophon, “Apology of Socrates”
Xenophon, Apology of Socrates for Glen Thurow, whose civility & graciousness I still marvel at, and for Peter Lund, who understands how personal the love of...
Property and the Pursuit of Happiness: Xenophon, Cyropaedia 8.2.14-23
With thanks to Jonathan Culp At times, ancient texts outdo our self-help gurus. Aristotle’s Ethics: “Read this book, be happy!” Plato’s ...
On Crispin Sartwell’s discussion of “kalos:” What does knowing have to do with nobility or beauty?
1. Encountered Crispin Sartwell’s “Six Names of Beauty” at the bookstore. Saw that he had a chapter on kalos, the ancient Greek word meaning &...
Xenophon, “On the Cavalry Commander”
With thanks to Jonathan Culp Xenophon, “On the Cavalry Commander” On the surface, this is an exceedingly practical text. Xenophon tells us to make s...