... own ... the ... sense? ... wiser to ask ... anywhere, no ... at all ... conclusions ... many ... Can you point us to any other commentaries on the dialogue...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:43 am
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... No. I have never read any commentaries on the Hiero except the Strauss one. A word to the group: I have not continued my own commentary, because there has...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 8, 2001 3:36 am
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... Ah ok. ... I did not involve myself in such a promise, but I am thinking of starting a small group to slow read the Hiero here at the University, so I will...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 8, 2001 3:39 am
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Kosta Simopoulos writes: [snip] ... There is only one physically pure pleasure, the smell of something that is very delightful, such as a flower. Of course, if...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 8, 2001 1:08 pm
72
Are you saying that vision is not a physically pure sense? We may be stirring up the muddy differentiation between the beautiful & sublime, but why is...
Claude Caspar
claudecaspar@...
Feb 13, 2001 5:07 am
73
... The question of the purity of a pleasure is to what extent is there pleasure where the pleasure is not admixed or compared to pain. Let us take an example,...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 13, 2001 2:07 pm
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Kalev, as you know, I have nothing but admiration for your thought based on enormous learning which you wear gracefully...but you have ignored my main point-...
Claude Caspar
claudecaspar@...
Feb 13, 2001 2:31 pm
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Dear Mr.Pehme, What do you make of Strauss's footnotes to Euripides _Phoenician Women_ at the start of his commentary on the dialogue? thanks kosta simopoulos ...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 19, 2001 5:31 pm
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... I am not sure of the question posed. However, I assume you mean what do I make of the statement by Eteocles: "If one must do wrong, it's best to do it ...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 19, 2001 8:21 pm
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... Thanks for the interesting reponse. He also footnotes a passage from the _Cyropaideia_ where Cyrus is shown to show benevolence to his friends. Does that...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 19, 2001 8:25 pm
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... Ah yes..... Virtue provides the powerless with a sense of meaning, while tyranny<BR> ... ;) They face the problem of tyranny more,<BR>...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 19, 2001 8:27 pm
79
Another question: What does Strauss mean when he writes in a footnote that the Hiero is dedicated to the contest between Simonides and Pindar? regards kosta...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 19, 2001 9:31 pm
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Kosta Simopoulos writes: [snip] ... Cyrus is a king, technically speaking, not a tyrant. Hence, his benevolence is that of a king, which is good for everyone....
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 19, 2001 9:33 pm
81
... To be popular of course. You know, throw big parties, fund raise, tell people that "Genome Research" will bring everyone lots of "healing" etc......
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 19, 2001 9:40 pm
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Also: Why is technological innovation so friendly to tyranny? It also seems to flourish in democracy. Well, in the Soviet Union the lack of freedom of speech...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 19, 2001 9:52 pm
83
... Had you read my first posting on Simonides with greater care rather than wasting time with modern -day Yugoslavia (a personal note to Mr. Simopoulos), you...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 19, 2001 10:14 pm
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... It is truly unfortunate that I have to deal with terror against Yugoslavia, in the heart of Europe, conducted by your owe so beloved president Mr.Pehme. ...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 19, 2001 10:17 pm
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... These questions are far afield from the discussion that I initiated. However, there is no reason to assume that technological innvoation is friendly to...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 19, 2001 10:21 pm
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... Strauss makes these observations in a footnote. He also points to Aristotle's discussion of Hippodamus the city planner in connection with "change" of the...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 20, 2001 12:22 am
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Kosta Simopoulos writes: [snip] ... Hippodamus is not an aspiring tyrant, and Aristotle does not link him to tyranny. Hence, the example is not apt. Permanent...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 20, 2001 1:40 am
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... If I remember right the theory of permanent revolution was indeed invented by Trotsky, not Mao Zedong, and this as early as 1905. Sincerly, Sven Delille...
Sven Delille
sven.delille@...
Feb 20, 2001 5:02 pm
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... Maybe, except that I remember that Trotsky did see an end to revolution, while Mao Zedong clearly preferred perpetual revolution as a means of preserving...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 20, 2001 5:10 pm
90
This is part of an interesting debate that occured amongst "Western" intellectual circles in Russia in the mid to late 1800's and earlier part of this century,...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 20, 2001 7:15 pm
91
... "We" await word where in Trotsky does the founder of the Red Army speak of permanent revolution and what it means? Also, while it is a minor curiosity, I...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 20, 2001 7:25 pm
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... Mr.Pehme I opened a discussion of tyranny and innovation! That is right in Xenephons text. Again, read Strauss's footnote! thanks kosta simopoulos...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 20, 2001 7:31 pm
93
So what's it have to do with Trotsky? Moreover, this is a Xenophon list, not the Strauss list, where such discussion properly belongs. Generally speaking,...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 20, 2001 7:36 pm
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... Strauss is commenting on Xenophons text. Is there a problem with asking a question that relates to Xenophons text? Why does Simonides tell Hiero to give...
kosta.simopoulos@...
Feb 20, 2001 10:43 pm
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Kosta Simopoulos writes: [snip] ... This random approach denigrates the text. The best thing is for you to continue and do some reading of the text. Best...
Icastes
pehme@...
Feb 20, 2001 11:02 pm
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... A research on http://www.google.com gives many links related to this subject. For example a link to the text of one of Trotskys own books about the subject...
Sven Delille
sven.delille@...
Feb 21, 2001 9:42 am
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... I could not help drawing a parallel with the distinction made in Greek City-states between citizen and slave (or between philosopher and servant in the...
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