Today, when the myth of equality is shaken, it is easier to appreciate the wisdom of the ancients who claimed that all things and beings live different lives. Moreover, even in the same person, it is difficult to find two identical states of mind during one day, month, or year. Unfortunately, except for exceptions that … Read more
Human beings, of course, require more or less enclosed spaces to live; it is their living space… similar to the “territory” that animals mark for themselves. We all need to set certain goals, go through trials, endure failures, celebrate successes, and thousands of other things that only reveal to us the horror of the emptiness … Read more
Imagine that our physical strength multiplies almost overnight: that we suddenly become so strong that we have to touch things very carefully because we could easily crush them; that we become deafeningly loud, that our pace accelerates so much that we have to focus on avoiding collisions; that we become so tall and massive that … Read more
The ant is a wise creature for itself, but a pest in an orchard or garden. And indeed, people who are great narcissists cause harm to the state. Distinguish self-love from love for society; and be so honest with yourself that you are not dishonest with others, especially not with your king and homeland. It … Read more
They say that philosophy is impractical and serves no purpose. However, we will respond to that: big questions, big uncertainties… where can we find answers to them? What do we do with what suddenly overwhelms us when we find ourselves alone with ourselves: why life, why death, why pain, why do we age, why do … Read more
In his remarkable work Ancient Mexicans, Miguel Angel Portillo expresses the depth and complexity of Aztec thought and demonstrates how there is an entire philosophy within their codes, oral tradition, and sacred buildings. Their ideas encompass a whole magical-rational conception of the divine and the abstract. This includes the causes of natural events (metaphysics), the … Read more
Interview with Delija Steinberg Guzmán, President of the International New Acropolis What is the connection between philosophy and Nature? If we understand philosophy in the widest possible sense as the love for wisdom, we must include all the laws of Nature in this wisdom. We cannot ignore these laws; what we need to do is … Read more
If in many periods of human existence obviousness has been an element of knowledge and establishing facts, it is obvious that history is repeating itself… With a slightly different appearance, in barely changed circumstances, the same forces and ideas appear in the game of opposites that will contribute to the final balance of evolution. It … Read more
When we say that someone is a hedonist, we usually mean a person who enjoys having a good time, indulges in food and drink, and avoids any kind of sacrifice in life. The term epicurean generates similar associations, with the added meaning of a debauchee. Both terms are associated with Epicurus (341 – 270 BC), … Read more
On the occasion of the 2400th anniversary of his birth… Three years after the founding of the Academy, when Plato was forty-three years old, Aristotle, the most distinguished student of Plato and a philosopher scientist, was born in Stagira on the Halkidiki peninsula in 384 BC. He arrived in Athens as an eighteen-year-old and joined … Read more
