Footnotes2Plato

“The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.”
–Alfred North Whitehead

Month: January 2010

  • The Whole of Life

    For all we who still pass our days on earth left behind by those now beyond us. The world not only is, but is for we who care, and we care because we know it will not exist. We care because we die, and because we leave others behind. The self and the world, the…

  • Before the Body Knows It’s Gone

    The last breath of a once living time moves the whole of heaven to mourning, while the days of earth grow shorter to keep the Soul of the World turning. The past pursues the future faster than the sun can dawn; eternity eclipses death before the body knows it’s gone. Reminded of its destiny, the…

  • Logos of the Lived Body: Remembering the Way Home

    Logos of the Lived Body: Remembering the Way Home   By Matthew Segall Fall 2009 Buddhist Philosophical Systems Prof. Steven Goodman     Introduction   “Embodiment is: emerging into this world of light and sound…confinement to a body as a constantly changing piece of luggage, always a surprise to look down and it has sprouted…