John Locke (29 August 1632 –1704) was an influential English philosopher of the Enlightenment and social contract theorist. He was an empiricist who believed that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses. “’I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.’ (“Ho sempre pensato che le azioni… Read More John Locke
Hermann Hesse (2 July 1877 –1962) was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, painter and Nobel Prize laureate “Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else … Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but… Read More Hermann Hesse
THE PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE There is a philosophy of love, a field of social philosophy and ethics, which attempts to explain the nature of love distinguishing between the various kinds of personal love, its value, and the impact it has on the autonomy of the lover and the beloved. Many different theories try… Read More Love (3): the Philosophy of Love
PLATO …it’s just a shadow you’re Seein’ that he’s chasing. Like in Plato’s “The Republic” (Book 7), the tambourine man only sees the shadows Dylan is chasing In the “Allegory of the Cave” a group of people live chained to the wall of a cave, facing a blank wall. They only see the shadows projected… Read More Mr Tambourine Man: cultural references (3)
