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.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
John Stuart Mill on the Good Life
"[F]or John Stuart Mill, too, what makes humanity 'a noble and beautiful object of contemplation' is individuality, originality, 'fullness of life,' and above all, cultivation of our 'higher nature.'" Wendy Brown referring to Mill's, On Liberty and Other Writings, pp.59-64.
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