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Of Commonplaces: An Essai for Montaigne
As the ancients said, “Possessed with hellish torment, I master magics five” Mustaine 1990 Are there Commonplaces in my generation? That universal, perhaps conversational, well of references and information. Is it gone? I could call it culture, but if Commonplaces are gone, then that would imply we have no culture, and it seems we do. […]
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Aristotle, Moses, Virtue Ethics, and Cures
An Exploration into Aristotle’s “Virtue Ethics,” with a possible solution to some of its subjectivity. This is the complete essay. Daniel Triumph 13/24 April 2020 A discussion of ethics that compares the thought of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and the medieval Jewish philosopher and theologian Maimonides would seem to be unlikely. They are separated […]
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The Capital
I visit the capital this time year after year. It’s the country’s iron face, reflecting the nation’s fear. Success and failure are concentrated and heightened, I’ll show you what I mean soon, don’t be frightened. I might as well deliver the bad news first, Shrinking middle-class pockets always seem to thirst. In a city […]
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Chabrais son of Lakritos, and the Burial of his Parent
This is something I wrote for a course on Aspects of Greek Death. I’m not sure how interesting it will be for those who haven’t studied Greek funerary ritual, however, it got fairly good marks, so you never know. I’ve used brackets to clarify certain terms. We’ll have some better work after exams finish. For […]
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Kemia
Kemia (full version) is the third draft of Decay. This will likely be the final one. “I found this behind the bar.” Setzer handed Natasha a thumb-sized glass vial. It was empty, but lined with a distinct maroon residue. “They must have been poisoned.” “Yes,” said Jade, “There was something wrong with the taste.” For […]
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Kēmeía (Chemia)
“I found this behind the bar.” Setzer handed Natasha a thumb-sized glass vial. It was empty, but lined with a distinct maroon residue. “They must have been poisoned.” “Yes,” said Jade, “There was something wrong with the taste.” For the first time since the inn had been built, there was more than one person in […]