The Violent Munkee

Good stuff on which to chew!

Are you reading the Ethics, or did you run across this quote elsewhere?
 

Actually, read this in a reader for a n intro to philosophy class. I was feeling rusty on most of this and needed a last minute elective credit.

However, what I'm really interested in digging into now is the thesis, antithesis, and synthesis, credited to Hegel. Reading Plato and then Aristotle, this deep intuition welled up in me, that their distinction of forms and perfection had to be reconcilable.

Thanks for the comment.
 

One thing this reminds me of is words from a prayer to the Theotokos:

"Most Holy Theotokos my Lady, through your holy and all powerful prayers please turn away from me... despair, indifference..."

These words have stuck out to me recently.

Your post makes me think how these two responses/reactions are like the two vices that Aristole mentions. Despair and indifference are two extrems, we should be neither in despair or indifferent.