Marsilio Ficino sends greetings to his beloved Amerigo Corsini. It is said that Apollo, who is the founder of medicine, created two sons with special qualities, Asclepius and Plato: Asclepius to heal the bodies, and Plato to heal the souls. Physicians who follow Asclepius usually treat physical pain with ointments and salves called sedatives because … Read more
The concept of Tao is a Chinese term that means path or way. Teacher Lao Tzu said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Tao is best represented through stories. What is this thing called Tao? – A fish in the ocean. Once upon a time, a young fish asked an … Read more
Dear brothers in the pursuit of truth, Bernardo Canigiani, Giovanni Canacci, and Amerigo Corsini, Receive greetings from Marsilio Ficino. When we first started our conversations about hunting, it was good that we immediately gathered hunting dogs and runners. I believe we rightly called philosophers hunters because they always diligently pursue the truth. However, are we … Read more
The philosophical movement of Stoicism is divided into early, middle, and late Stoicism. Late Stoicism is the final light of ancient philosophy, eclectic and vibrant. Seneca (4th century BC – 65 AD) beautifully said: I will always mention Epicurus to you, so that all those who invoke the words spoken by others know that what … Read more
Sándor Márai (originally Sándor Károly Henrik Grosschmied de Mára) was born on April 11, 1900 in the city of Kassa, now known as Košice in Slovakia. He studied in Leipzig and as a young man, he traveled and visited the major European cities. He belonged to the Central European cultural circle. The characters in his … Read more
Consider this in your hearts: if you strive with difficulty for anything noble, the struggle passes, but the noble deed endures; if you do anything shameful for the sake of pleasure, the pleasure passes, but the shame remains. Although less known today, Gaius Musonius Rufus (circa 30 – circa 100 AD) forms, together with Epictetus, … Read more
It is not reasonable to assume that a person lives in harmony with nature when they live a comfortable life filled with pleasures, but when they live a life filled with virtues. On Food – Part I He often spoke about the topic of food, strongly and decisively, as a matter of significant importance that … Read more
Then Gandhi came. He was like a powerful gust of fresh air that made us stand up straight and take a deep breath, like a beam of light that dispelled darkness and removed the veil from our eyes, like a whirlwind that set many things in motion, but above all, the spirit of the people. … Read more
Plutarch, a Greek philosopher and biographer, was born around 46 in Chaeronea in Boeotia, at a time when Greek culture was in decline. Due to his great erudition and noble character, he gained much respect not only in Greece but also in Rome. For many years, he served as a priest in the most famous … Read more
But we… Who are we? Plotinus was ashamed to live in his body. Thus Porphyry begins the story of his teacher’s life. But let’s not rush to diagnose some sick trait in our philosopher because of that. Even if it is a psychosis, it is not the psychosis of an entire epoch, as I once … Read more
