Simon Philip Oswitch
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This is from the 'Magna Carta', agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, 1215 (English, Latin).
April 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is from the 'Magna Carta', agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, 1215 (English, Latin).
@kathygriffin.bsky.social
Hello Kathy - I just saw this on the recent list of removed books from the Nimitz Library (in case you had not seen it!) You might have to expand the pic to as its small (number 294). -simon (Phoenix)
Hello Kathy - I just saw this on the recent list of removed books from the Nimitz Library (in case you had not seen it!) You might have to expand the pic to as its small (number 294). -simon (Phoenix)
April 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@kathygriffin.bsky.social
Hello Kathy - I just saw this on the recent list of removed books from the Nimitz Library (in case you had not seen it!) You might have to expand the pic to as its small (number 294). -simon (Phoenix)
Hello Kathy - I just saw this on the recent list of removed books from the Nimitz Library (in case you had not seen it!) You might have to expand the pic to as its small (number 294). -simon (Phoenix)
This is from Martin Heidegger's "The Origin of the Work of Art" (1935) on the "Shoes" ("Schoenen") painting of Vincent Van Gogh (1886).
March 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This is from Martin Heidegger's "The Origin of the Work of Art" (1935) on the "Shoes" ("Schoenen") painting of Vincent Van Gogh (1886).
A detail from Botticelli's 'Allegory of Spring' ('Primavera'), 1470s-1480s.
March 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A detail from Botticelli's 'Allegory of Spring' ('Primavera'), 1470s-1480s.
In recognition of Women's History Month, this is from Mary Wollstonecraft's 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' (1792). Wollstonecraft clearly recognized that the "libertine" was actually a misogynist who "despises understanding in woman."
March 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In recognition of Women's History Month, this is from Mary Wollstonecraft's 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' (1792). Wollstonecraft clearly recognized that the "libertine" was actually a misogynist who "despises understanding in woman."
Various Graphics Of Friedrich Nietzsche.
March 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Various Graphics Of Friedrich Nietzsche.
A Chronology of Ancient Greek Philosophy Through Aristotle
March 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A Chronology of Ancient Greek Philosophy Through Aristotle
An addition to all the cool cat photos! Frank Zappa and friend 😸
February 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
An addition to all the cool cat photos! Frank Zappa and friend 😸
From one-time libertarian theorist, Robert Nozick. Fifteen years after his acclaimed 'Anarchy, State and Utopia,' he offered critiques of his previous views, this one regarding hate groups and the First Amendment.
February 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
From one-time libertarian theorist, Robert Nozick. Fifteen years after his acclaimed 'Anarchy, State and Utopia,' he offered critiques of his previous views, this one regarding hate groups and the First Amendment.
A 1957 meeting between Martin Heidegger and Martin Buber near Lake Constance. In the first photo, Heidegger is on the left; in the second, on the right in the middle.
February 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A 1957 meeting between Martin Heidegger and Martin Buber near Lake Constance. In the first photo, Heidegger is on the left; in the second, on the right in the middle.
This is for the Aphorist-in-Chief from an aphorist who really did know something.
February 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This is for the Aphorist-in-Chief from an aphorist who really did know something.
This is from an old study by Vincent B. Leitch: 'Deconstructive Criticism: An Advanced Introduction'(1983). At that time, it did read as a manifesto.
February 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This is from an old study by Vincent B. Leitch: 'Deconstructive Criticism: An Advanced Introduction'(1983). At that time, it did read as a manifesto.
Paul Klee - "der gefangene wird abtransportiert" (1939)
("the prisoner is being transported (by his destiny")).
("the prisoner is being transported (by his destiny")).
February 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Paul Klee - "der gefangene wird abtransportiert" (1939)
("the prisoner is being transported (by his destiny")).
("the prisoner is being transported (by his destiny")).
These are from Heidegger's "The Thinker as Poet" ("Aus der Erfahrung des Denkens") written in 1947, published in 1954.
February 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
These are from Heidegger's "The Thinker as Poet" ("Aus der Erfahrung des Denkens") written in 1947, published in 1954.
Martin Heidegger in 1966.
February 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Martin Heidegger in 1966.
A 1968 photo of novelist-philosopher Robert Pirsig (with his son Chris) on the 1966 Honda Superhawk depicted in Pirsig's 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' (1974).
"What is good, Phaedrus, and what is not good...need we ask anyone to tell us these things?"
"What is good, Phaedrus, and what is not good...need we ask anyone to tell us these things?"
February 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A 1968 photo of novelist-philosopher Robert Pirsig (with his son Chris) on the 1966 Honda Superhawk depicted in Pirsig's 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' (1974).
"What is good, Phaedrus, and what is not good...need we ask anyone to tell us these things?"
"What is good, Phaedrus, and what is not good...need we ask anyone to tell us these things?"
Also worth reading (and re-reading).
January 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Also worth reading (and re-reading).
Others have posted here from Matthew, but here is how The Beatitudes look in the New International Version.
January 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Others have posted here from Matthew, but here is how The Beatitudes look in the New International Version.
From 'Federalist Paper' 51, written by either Alexander Hamilton or James Madison, February 8, 1788.
January 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
From 'Federalist Paper' 51, written by either Alexander Hamilton or James Madison, February 8, 1788.
Scenes from the Birmingham protests - plus those of southern segregation.
January 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Scenes from the Birmingham protests - plus those of southern segregation.
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968).
This is from his 1963 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail' rebutting charges that he was an "extremist." King was jailed for peacefully protesting racial segregation -- other demonstrators had police dogs and fire hoses used against them.
This is from his 1963 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail' rebutting charges that he was an "extremist." King was jailed for peacefully protesting racial segregation -- other demonstrators had police dogs and fire hoses used against them.
January 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968).
This is from his 1963 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail' rebutting charges that he was an "extremist." King was jailed for peacefully protesting racial segregation -- other demonstrators had police dogs and fire hoses used against them.
This is from his 1963 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail' rebutting charges that he was an "extremist." King was jailed for peacefully protesting racial segregation -- other demonstrators had police dogs and fire hoses used against them.
Re-posting this.
When rational discourse either breaks down or can't be generated, personal attacks often ensue. Importantly, the first person is making an argument, the second is not - instead they attack the person which is basically what "ad hominem" means.
When rational discourse either breaks down or can't be generated, personal attacks often ensue. Importantly, the first person is making an argument, the second is not - instead they attack the person which is basically what "ad hominem" means.
January 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Re-posting this.
When rational discourse either breaks down or can't be generated, personal attacks often ensue. Importantly, the first person is making an argument, the second is not - instead they attack the person which is basically what "ad hominem" means.
When rational discourse either breaks down or can't be generated, personal attacks often ensue. Importantly, the first person is making an argument, the second is not - instead they attack the person which is basically what "ad hominem" means.
This update was as of noon on January 9.
January 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This update was as of noon on January 9.