Philosophy, literally from the Greek, "the love of Wisdom" is your journey to self-knowledge..through speculation on the world, interaction with your fellow human beings in dialog; and making independent judgments on life, love, and family. As Socrates says in Plato's dialogue Apology, "The unexamined life is not worth living."
Thursday, September 22, 2016
13th Century Philosophical Lovers!!!!
Abelard and Heloise were illicit lovers during the Middle Ages....their romantic liaison was tragic in the end.....Abelard was a monk and her teacher of Logic who fell in love with her, her brothers sought him out and castrated him!!! Heloise took herself to a nunnery..... Here is a photo of their grave in
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