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by goodlifeodyssey 5y ago
I agree, any connection between the Egyptian "foot" hieroglyph and the lower case "b" seems irrelevant, but it seems that the Phoenician letter bet looks kind of like the Egyptian "foot" too, so perhaps that&#x
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by goodlifeodyssey 5y ago
I believe the letter “b” it traces back to the hieroglyph for “foot”, not the one for a “house.” See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_(hieroglyph) It even looks like a foot, which is fun. I took my daughter to the Met t
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by goodlifeodyssey 5y ago
Thank you for pointing me to the Catherine Project–it looks very interesting to me.
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by goodlifeodyssey 5y ago
What do you mean by _enjoy_ here? Do you restrict that word to immediate and accessible pleasures, like eating, or do you think it applies to more drawn-out events, like developing a new skill? The latter is often slow and painful in the mo
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by goodlifeodyssey 5y ago
It seems like passive consumption, be it of books or tiktok, is unlikely to improve someone very much. You may learn some new facts but I doubt you’ll be able to revise any of your deep assumptions about the world. That being said, it’s muc
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by goodlifeodyssey 5y ago
I've wondered about the "no TV" stance too. I used to push back against it, but I believe there's something to it. Here's my current reasoning: First of all, TV and movies have their strengths. Videos can communicat
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Socrates Underestimated Writing(goodlifeodyssey.com)
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by goodlifeodyssey 5y ago
I've been searching for a community to discuss philosophical and literary classics. I live in NYC, and have tried to find an in-person group. It's been tough to find, especially when you're busy. One observation I've mad
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Nothing Inherently Exists(goodlifeodyssey.com)
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
I enjoyed reading everybody's comments. I've been in a long conversation with a friend about the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā---a Buddhist text that argues that nothing _inherently exists_, including, presumably, space-time. I don't
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
You are right that the 60% of restaurants that will fail are likely the ones that were on the edge anyway, however, this is a different distinction. I think the more important distinction is that this is 60% of ALL restaurants, not 60% of t
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
I'm also a New York resident, and my wife is a nurse practitioner who worked during COVID. "how many restaurants is one life worth?" It would take quite a few restaurants. However, you are ignoring the fact that letting all o
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Types of Definitions – Words Are Like Functions(goodlifeodyssey.com)
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
It has been a few years since I read some of Spengler's "Decline of the West". As I recall, he believed that history had a certain determinism to it; it had universal laws like the laws of physics. I don't think it does,
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Dialogue on Reading vs. Watching the News(goodlifeodyssey.com)
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
> Did the Ancient Greek person really read these as fervently as a modern religious person reads their holy book? I doubt they viewed Homer like religious people view their sacred texts. However, Ancient Greek writers do quote and discus
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Wittgenstein Lecture 3 at KSU 11/10/2017(youtube.com)
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
I'm not sure I understand what you are asking if anyone actually likes reading the Iliad. I can't speak for others, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. It vividly paints the horror and the glory and beauty of war.
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
Thanks! I've read most of this collection of Greek Lyric fragments: https://books.google.com/books/about/Greek_Lyric.html?id=-aY... If I recall, there are only a handful of fragments from Sappho that survived
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
The introduction to the Robert Fagles' translation of the Iliad has a fascinating, and more up-to-date, essay about the authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey---the so called "Homeric Question." More evidence, from archeolog
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
I studied engineering in undergrad, and have only become interested in "classics" for the past couple of years. Homer is great. I've only read Fagles' translation, but plan on Pope next. I've been amazed at how much
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
> Epic very specifically defined the "market" as iOS devices. That is true, but I think it is debatable whether that is a reasonable way to define "market". It would be as if a vendor wanted to sell their goods in a g
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by goodlifeodyssey 6y ago
I like small simple websites like these. I especially appreciate knowing about thin.npr.com I don't think completely text websites have to look bad. E.g., my personal website looks pretty good with relatively little CSS: https:/&