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.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Seneca on Freedom
"The soul stands on unassailable grounds, if it has abandoned external things; it is independent in its own fortress; and every weapon that is hurled falls short of the mark. Fortune has not that long reach with which we credit her; she can seize none except him that clings to her. Let us recoil from her as far as we are able." Seneca, Letters to Lucilius, pp. 82 & 5.
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What a profound passage...
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