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Non è semplice conquistare l’amicizia di un gatto. Egli è un filosofo, calmo, tranquillo, una creatura abitudinaria, amante della decenza e dell’ordine. Non concede facilmente il suo sguardo e, sebbene possa acconsentire ad essere il vostro compagno, non sarà mai il vostro schiavo (Théophile Gautier)
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It is not easy to win the friendship of a cat. He is a philosopher, calm, calm, a creature of habit, a lover of decency and order. He does not easily grant his gaze and, although he may consent to be your companion, he will never be your slave (Théophile Gautier)
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"The Earth has a skin and that skin has diseases, one of its diseases is called man."
– Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher
I have a problem for every solution :-)
Robert Zend
HBW!!
acer, dwarf Japanese maple, 'Kamagata', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
... met my friend Pete at Furillen 😊
See Pete's version
Listen: tidal wave - Gloomy Tunes (Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes Cover)
The Greek philosopher Metrodorus.
In the background can be seen the bust of Polemon (Πολέμων), a master of rhetoric, favored by several Roman Emperors.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Athens, Greece.
Parian marble. Found in Athens. Metrodorus of Lampsacus in Asia Minor (c. 331 – 278 B.C.) was a pupil and friend of the philosopher Epicurus. The bust is a copy dating from the period of Hadrian (A.D. 117-138) of a Hellenistic original dated probably 280-250 B.C.
Metrodorus of Lampsacus (Μητρόδωρος ο Λαμψακηνός) was one of the four καθηγεμόνες (‘founders’) of Epicureanism, and the most important after Epicurus; Epicurus dedicated to him his Eurylochus and his Metrodorus, besides writing letters to him and mentioning him often in his works. Philodemus, a Greek poet and Epicurean philosopher who did much to spread Epicureanism to Rome, cites Metrodorus as the author of the view that Cynic poverty was to be rejected in favour of a more affluent way of life, although wealth in no way contributes to happiness.
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“It’s not necessary to try to save Greece or to get from her crowns of wisdom; what is needed is to eat and to drink, Timocrates, without harming the belly while we bring it joy”. – Metrodorus’ Epistle to Timocrates.
“As you grow old you are such as I urge you to be, and you have recognized the difference between studying philosophy for yourself and studying it for Greece. I rejoice with you”. – Vatican Saying 76
“Besides, they would not buy for a penny the lot of all the virtues (if they’re) cut off from pleasure”. – Metrodorus’ Epistle to Timocrates.
(english follow)
LES PHILOSOPHES
La femme: Tu connais Orson Welles n’est-ce pas?
L’homme: L’auteur de ce vieux film… Citizen Kane?
La femme : Un jour il a déclaré que….« Nous sommes nés seul, nous vivons seul et nous mourrons seul. Il n’y a seulement qu’à travers nos amours et nos amitiés que nous nous donnons l’illusion, pour un moment, de ne pas être seul. » - Toi, es-tu d’accord avec cette affirmation?
L’homme : Eh bien… Si monsieur Welles a raison, alors il faut chérir tous ces moments d’amitié, d’amour qui nous donnent l’illusion de ne pas être seul. Tu es d’accord? - Au fait, tu vois ce petit nuage stationnaire là-haut?
La femme: Tu contournes ma question, sans y répondre… comme un politicien qui ne veut pas se compromettre!
L’homme: Puisque tu insistes… Non, je ne suis pas d’accord avec Welles. Nos amours, nos amitiés et même la solitude sont tous des moments essentiels de la vie humaine. Ils ne sont pas là pour créer une « illusion » de transcendance mais pour façonner notre liberté, notre destinée d’êtres mortels.
La femme : Donc, si nous voulons façonner notre liberté, ici et maintenant, … il serait peut-être temps de résoudre ensemble l’énigme de notre petit nuage stationnaire…
Patrice photographiste
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THE PHILOSOPHERS
The woman : You know Orson Welles, don't you?
Man: The author of that old movie ... Citizen Kane?
The Woman: One day he said that…. " We are born alone, we live alone, we die alone, only through our love and friendship can we create an illusion for the moment that we're not alone ”- Do you agree with this statement?
Man: Well ... If Mr. Welles is right, then we have to cherish all those moments of friendship, of love that give us the illusion of not being alone. You agree? - By the way, do you see that little cloud stationary up there?
The Woman: You get around my question, without answering it ... like a politician who doesn't want to compromise himself!
Man: Since you insist ... No, I don't agree with Welles. Our loves, friendships, and even loneliness are all essential moments in human life. They are not there to create an "illusion" of transcendence but to shape our freedom, our destiny as mortal beings.
The Woman: So if we want to shape our freedom, here and now, ... maybe it's time to solve the puzzle of our little stationary cloud together …
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Philosophers path in Heidelberg
View of the old town of Heidelberg
Blick auf die Altstadt von Heidelberg
We have been and about today looking for suitable Oilseed Rape subject matters and the tower seemed a good place to start.
The folly was built in around 1700, by the 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury who was a noted philosopher. It is thought that he did a lot of his philosophising in this tower, and from this suggestion it has become known as the Philosopher's Tower. We also visited a nearby barn which seems to have become a celebrity on Flickr as I have seen quite a few shots of it after doing a Flickr search and at least one of my contacts photographed it today too!
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my sister's dog, Lula , seems to be contemplating the mysteries of the universe......or maybe she is just wondering why dinner is late :-)))))
happy TGIF :-)
from one one class of the citizens to give to the other ;-(
Voltaire (1694 – 1778), a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, satirist, and historian
HPPT! Climate Change Matters!!
water lilies, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
Perched on a wooden rail with its tail curled like a question mark, this squirrel stares into the middle distance, pondering life’s deepest mysteries:
- Where did I bury that acorn?
- Why do humans wear pants?
- Is the fence real, or just a metaphor?
Captured in glorious detail, this furry existentialist radiates the energy of someone who’s about to start a podcast called “Nuts & Thoughts.” The background blurs, the fur pops, and the vibe?
Pure woodland wisdom meets backyard drama.
Some say it’s waiting for a snack. Others believe it’s silently judging your camera settings. But one thing’s for sure, this squirrel didn’t come to play. It came to reflect, reject, and possibly redirect your entire life path.
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"Where are you? Dazzled, drunken my soul grows faint
And dark with so much gladness; for even now
I listened while, too rich in golden
Sounds, the enraptured youth, the sun-god
Intoned his evening hymn on a heavenly lyre;
All round the hills and forests re-echoed it,
Though far from here - to pious nations
Who still revere him - by now he's journeyed."
- Friedrich Hölderlin, "Sonnenuntergang".
I love poetry and art, as you know by now. German Romanticism is not something fondly appreciated these days, but oh how it changed our perception of the world. England had its Wordsworth and the incomparably great John Keats, but in Germany there was a unique blend of poetry and philosophy that helped shape our picture of the natural world.
Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) was just one such poet. A man of deep sensitivity, he is regarded by many as Germany's greatest poet (Goethe notwithstanding). Although my scene is a Tasmanian one, I would like to think that it fits every facet of this little poem of Hölderlin's. But this would not be surprising to the great poet/philosopher since Eternity always manages to reveal itself no matter where. I can hear that heavenly lyre now.
Back from our wonderful visit to Tasmania's west coast wilderness, southern Tarkine and Corinna rain forest.
I know that this world exists.
That I am placed in it like my eye in its visual field.
That something about it is problematic, which we call its meaning.
- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Is it bad to drag philosophers into all of this?
Extreme - „Stop the world“
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ray4SeegoKc
All the world′s a masquerade
Made up of fools and philosophers
Were it to rain on our charade
Washes away, except for our true colors
If any people bothered looking for truth, please
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)
Instead we choose to follow footsteps of fools, please
(Stop the world from spinning ′round)
If nothing's new under the sun for me and you
Won't somebody please
Stop the world
Stop the world
I wanna get off
Stop the world
Stop the world
I wanna get off
If we forget yesterday
We′re bound to repeat it tomorrow
It′s not too late to start today
Better off safe than sorry
Do unto those as you would do to yourselves, please
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)
We need more feet to walk in one another′s shoes, please
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)
There′s nothing new under the sun for me and you
Won't somebody please
Stop the world
Stop the world
I wanna get off
Stop the world
Stop the world
Where there is love
Where there is love
Stop the world
Stop the world
I wanna get off
Stop the world (stop)
Stop the world (stop)
I wanna get off
You gotta stop it
You gotta stop
Stop the world (stop the world)
Stop the world (stop the world)
I wanna get off
Stop the world
Stop the world
Where there is love
Ah, stop the world
Stop the world
All the world′s a masquerade
Made up of fools
Stein der Weisen
Diesen, von Schattenlinien verzauberten Stein, sah ich in Twyfelfontein, eine der bedeutendsten Fundstätten von Felsgravuren.
Unlike BURIDAN'S DONKEY, this donkey is not a donkey... He chose to have a drink! ;)
BURIDAN'S DONKEY is an illustration of a paradox in philosophy concerning the conception of free will. It refers to a hypothetical situation wherein a donkey is placed equidistant to a stack of hay and a pail of water. Since the paradox assumes the donkey will always go to whichever is closer, he will stupidly die of both hunger and thirst since he cannot make any rational decision to choose one over the other. The paradox is named after the 14th century French philosopher Jean Buridan, whose philosophy of moral determinism it satirises. (from Wikipedia, slightly modifyed)
About BURIDAN'S DONKEY: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buridan's_ass
About FREE WILL as LIBERTY OF INDIFFERENCE: www.informationphilosopher.com/freedom/indifference.html
Second Life - AIRE Ville Spatiale (at Ecologia Island)
Street art; taken from around the streets of Birmingham Digbeth, which is well known for Street Artists and where they can make a statement and messages through all thier wonderful artwork!
And as from the old philosophers of time would say:
“To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life, and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.” — Confucius
So, let us all pray and hope that the New Year 2025 coming in, will bring us relief from all the disorders and controversies that conflicts, with the surrounding issues we face up in our daily lives today and to be overcome finally with Peace and Stability that we all want in order to get on with our lives to the full.
Wishing you all a very Happy Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2025; to all my wonderful Flickr friends!
2016 was a wonderful year for butterflies here. This black Swallowtail was enjoying lunch in the back garden and I found this angle and the bokeh to be rather intriguing. (Looking back at some pics I've taken over the past few years.)
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"I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?" Zhuang Zhou, commonly known as Zhuangzi (Chinese: “Master Zhuang”), was an influential Chinese philosopher (4th century BC). He is considered the most significant of China's early interpreters of Daoism and his writing is considered one of the definitive texts of Daoism. Sources: Wikipedia and Britannica.
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