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Voldemort Tyrannos: Plato’S Tyrant In The Republic And The Wizarding World, Anne Collins Smith, Owen M. Smith
Voldemort Tyrannos: Plato’S Tyrant In The Republic And The Wizarding World, Anne Collins Smith, Owen M. Smith
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In the Harry Potter novel series, by J. K. Rowling, the character of Lord Voldemort is the dictatorial ruler of the Death Eaters and aspiring despot of the entire wizarding community. As such, he serves as an apt subject for the application of Plato’s portrait of the tyrant in Republic IX. The process of applying Plato to Voldemort, however, leads to an apparent anomaly, the resolution of which requires that we move beyond the Republic to the account of beauty presented by Plato in the Symposium. In doing so, we shall find that while Plato can help us to understand …
For Their Own Good: Moral Slavery 101--The Aristotelian Cantus Firmus, Gary M. Simpson
For Their Own Good: Moral Slavery 101--The Aristotelian Cantus Firmus, Gary M. Simpson
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“Moral slavery” will sound curiously—even immorally—oxymoronic to most of us, and a “course” in Aristotle’s views on “moral slavery” will seem quaintly archaic or irrelevantly “academic.” We will be surprised to learn how much these ideas have influenced our culture and continue to influence our lives and politics.
"Putting On The Neighbor": The Ciceronian Impulse In Luther's Christian Approach To Practical Reason, Gary M. Simpson
"Putting On The Neighbor": The Ciceronian Impulse In Luther's Christian Approach To Practical Reason, Gary M. Simpson
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Ephesians And Stoic Physics, David E. Fredrickson
Ephesians And Stoic Physics, David E. Fredrickson
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A primer in Stoic physics is required to understand Ephesians’ description of the body of Christ. The result is problematic
No Noose Is Good News: Leadership As A Theological Problem In The Corinthian Correspondence, David E. Fredrickson
No Noose Is Good News: Leadership As A Theological Problem In The Corinthian Correspondence, David E. Fredrickson
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The role of the leader implied by Paul’s Corinthian letters is to prepare persons for public participation in the gathered community. Paul portrays himself as the community’s slave, who thus makes others free for political participation.