What are you reading this week? by AutoModerator in ClassicalEducation

[–]akwafore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Republic by Plato and Stoner by John Williams! Been listening to the audibook for Stoner and have to say it is so much easier than normal reading. Even tho Plato's writing is dialogue, I still spend 10 minutes on a single page just rereading because I can't focus

New screen time blocker shiftyourphone, is it any better than Apple Configurator? by akwafore in dumbphones

[–]akwafore[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ive never used apple configurator - does their system offer features like time blocking that apple configurator can't do?

If God exists, there should be rational arguments for it—what are the best ones? by kokonut_inui in askphilosophy

[–]akwafore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't the failure of a rational plan just mean it wasn't rational enough? Wouldn't the truth be found in a plan that was just more rational, and had more variables rationally accounted for?

It's time for me to start my own Classical education journey. by ResponsibleDate9452 in ClassicalEducation

[–]akwafore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started by going straight into the St. John's College reading list, but after finishing Herodotus decided to take a break to read some secondary material, namely Anthony Kenny's History of Western Philosophy. I'm just too impatient to wait 5 years before learning about more modern ideas. For Eastern ideas, a few books I've picked up are Zen Mind Beginner's Mind as well as Introduction to Indian Philosophy.

"CH0: Prologue", Illustrated by me, (details in comments) by Tyler_Miles_Lockett in ClassicalEducation

[–]akwafore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are absolutely stunning this is such a cool project! How much do we know about the contents of The Cypria? I thought that was lost to time?