The colonial period of U.S. history contains a variety of interesting lessons. One of these pertains to the concept of a "virtuoso." The virtuoso was primarily characterized by curiosity. Rather than being overly specialized, the virtuoso explored a wide range of interests. The study of nature, art, literature, and theology all would have been pursuits common to this stereotype. This blog aspires to take this early category and use it as a point of departure for exploration and reflection.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Aristotle on Wealth
"there is a bound fixed [for the property needed by the art of household management]. All the instruments needed by all the arts are limited, both in number and size, by the requirements of the arts they serve." Aristotle, The Politics, trans. Ernest Baker (Oxford: Clarendon, 1946), 1.8.15.
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