Consolation of Philosophy - Book 3

[Thomas]

Everyman wrote: "Fantastic discussion. I'm just really ticked that my eye is getting worse, and I'm having trouble reading much of anything except very slowly with a magnifying glass. But I go down next week I ho..."

Take it easy on the eye, Eman. Philosophy will still be here when you get back to us.

[Nemo]

Who needs Philosophy when you can have the consolation of Music? :)

Hope this helps, Everyman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz2TnU...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmpStz...

[Nemo]

Patrice wrote: "Plenty to say on that subject but it should probably wait until we read some Aristotle! ..."

I'm having a tough time reading Aristotle at the moment. I don't recall ever reading any book, where I so frequently stop and think to myself, "That's not right". It would be really nice to have a group read.

[Lily]

Nemo wrote: "Thomas wrote: "Why does the natural world "degenerate," as Boethius puts it? ..."

Does the natural world indeed degenerate?"

Do you mean in the sense of the laws of thermodynamics?

[Lily]

Nemo wrote: "As for government intervention in business, I don't think that's such a great analogy.
First, I am not against certain interventions. The FDA, for instance.

The analogy is appropriate in the sense that human intervention is good when it is based on knowledge, but, when it is based on ideology or motivated by greed and ambition, it is bad. ..."

Why does the basis of intervention determine whether "good" or "bad"? Say, rather than the result of the intervention? Or even the intent, i.e., will prevent this disease for which the market research says there is enough potential to justify the development costs?