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When I find scenes as this, my imagination runs wild trying to recreate the scene that led to this, perhaps a pick-up truck pulling up at 3 AM, two guys getting out and lifting the chair out of the truck bed, leaving it on the sidewalk and speeding off...
"The Philosopher" Met this guy along Market Street today. He told me, "The Pen is Mightier than The Pot…", as he posed with his pen and his unlit joint. I love this City!
HAMEDAN, Iran — The transparent concrete tower on top of the tomb of the renowned Persian physician, astronomer, mathematician and thinker Ibn Sina known in the west as Avicenna.
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This was a tricky one to edit, you'll have to squint to see shapes in the silhouette but I promise it is there. It's not all shadows, both physically and spiritually I guess.
It's crazy how many ties the Daisho-In Temple has with past emperors of Japan (namely Toba and Meiji, and even Prince Ninsuke) raising it's historical significance and religiously, it managed 12 sub-temples from Itsukushima which is a remarkable feat on paper.
To be honest, I don't know who this statue was made of, it doesn't help that there are over 500 statues on this lot so the websites didn't help much. The sun was shining bright with absolutely 0 clouds all day which made me think of a sunburst shot. The temples are too big and they were typically surrounded by trees so there were hardly any convenient spots to line up a shot. But the statues are smaller more distinct objects, very few of them actually being tall enough.
So as I said, I had to constantly readjust in editing to give even a small amount of light to the statue and any other illuminated items. Barely any saturation fixes needed to be made. On the other hand, there were naked trees that had yet to flower, so I didn't want that in focus either. Hopefully the shapes are still easily distinguishable. Again, squint if you can't see it, the sun is a powerful tool and obstacle.
This pinhole photograph was taken with the Thingyfy pinhole lens and my Nikon D850. The bust of Plato is in my collection and in this composition it sits on the "Complete Works of Plato". The inspiration for this photograph (especially the colour scheme, light and shade) was William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) and his wonderful early photographs of the, "Bust of Patroclus". www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/266044
The modern philosopher and mathematician, A.N. Whitehead once said that all the Western philosophical tradition is but a footnote to Plato (428-348 BC). There is a strong argument that Plato is the greatest genius in human history, since he was the FIRST to synthesize all the fundamental questions of life. From first principles he thought up questions that had not even been conceived before. As a Platonist myself, I can only concur with these views.
plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato/
We do well to remember that Plato was also a disciple of Socrates, the philosophical gadfly who was made to drink hemlock for his beliefs which challenged the status quo of his day. To these thinkers philosophy was not an academic exercise, but the very stuff of life and spirituality itself. It was a sacred calling. It was a disciplined path of commitment to discovering Truth.
Blue Grosbeak does not sing,
but scolds his cousins --
thieving Grackles, Jays,
Cardinals and Finches --
as if to not waste time
foraging for bugs and grit,
but to help him
build a new empire. . .
equality for all birds. . .
made not with twigs
and leaves, but
with new ideas. . .
a new world order
of the air. . .
Philosopher’s stone, in Western alchemy, an unknown substance, also called “the tincture” or “the powder,” sought by alchemists for its supposed ability to transform base metals into precious ones, especially gold and silver. Alchemists also believed that an elixir of life could be derived from it. Inasmuch as alchemy was concerned with the perfection of the human soul, the philosopher’s stone was thought to cure illnesses, prolong life, and bring about spiritual revitalization.
The philosopher’s stone, variously described, was sometimes said to be a common substance, found everywhere but unrecognized and unappreciated. The quest for the stone encouraged alchemists from the Middle Ages to the end of the 17th century to examine in their laboratories numerous substances and their interactions. The quest thereby provided a body of knowledge that ultimately led to the sciences of chemistry, metallurgy, and pharmacology.
The process by which it was hoped common metals such as iron, lead, tin, and copper could be turned into the more valuable metals involved heating the base material in a characteristic pear-shaped glass crucible (called the vase of Hermes or the philosopher’s egg). Colour changes were carefully watched—black indicating the death of the old material preparatory to its revitalization; white, the colour required for change into silver; and red, the highest stage, the colour required for change into gold.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "philosopher’s stone". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May. 2024, www.britannica.com/topic/philosophers-stone. Accessed 19 May 2024.
Accessed by a walk through green, breathtaking Tarkine Rainforest and equally breath-challenging steel stairs, Philosophers Falls were probably the best vertical drop falls we encountered on our workshop.
Location: The Philosopher's Walk. 哲学の道
Two days in a row, we had, thanks to rain the day before, mist in the morning. The first day I overslept, but the second I cycled quickly to this area to capture the Sakura in the morning while the mountains behind are still covered in mist.
Stumbling Philosophers.
Des malheurs conscients rassemblant des principes éliminant des raisons des stimulations amusées des plaisirs contrôlés des éducateurs des eaux inversé les versets épiques lourds du discernement,
необоснованные взгляды соображения декламация сочувствующие несчастья преследуют сами гениальные советы, устанавливающие мудрости, обманывающие знания невежественными подражаниями,
απλές βαθμοί γενιά γνώσεις επαναστάσεις γιορτάζουμε δύσκολα άκρα πηδώντας αλήθειες εσωτερικές κατανοητές πηγές ταραγμένες κινήσεις λειτουργούν ακάθαρτους λόγους,
rhetorum praeceptis sermonem nimis curiosi modulantes grammaticae disciplinae dialecticae flexibus subtili definitione consignificant inventa puncta progredi rationem mensurati,
限られた期間置換された活動特定の力慣習的に反対側算術的な詳細不変の活動の知覚可能な性質霊的理解イエス・キリストが教えるのはすべての人を愛する.
Steve.D.Hammond.
EXPLORE - Highest Position: #18 on June 16 2009. Many Thanks.
Strobist info: SB-600 camera left. Shot CLS using the on board flash.
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The Philosophers by Daniel Arrhakis (2017)
With the music : Mark Petrie - Destiny Falls
An other version can be seen here:
www.flickr.com/photos/arrhakis/24269887938/in/photostream/
Work made with photos of a sculpture in the entrance hall of the Vila Viçosa Palace, Portugal.
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a collection of 14th-century marble statues coming from the façade that depict sibyls, prophets and philosophers of Antiquity, sculpted by Giovanni Pisano, as well as the famous tondo by Donatello with the Madonna and Child, known as the Madonna del Perdono. At the end of the Statue Gallery is the majestic window executed by Duccio di Buoninsegna between 1287 and 1290 for the cathedral’s apse.
Ce monument commémore l’une des dernières figures importantes des Lumières écossaises, le philosophe et professeur de philosophie morale à l’Université d’Édimbourg (de 1786 jusqu’à sa mort en 1828) : Dugald Stewart (1753-1828). Considéré comme l’un des plus grands philosophes de son temps, il a également enseigné l’économie, la philosophie naturelle, le grec et la logique et a été l’auteur de plusieurs ouvrages de philosophie, dont la philosophie de l’esprit humain. En 1792, Stewart publia Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, un traité qui commence par une discussion sur la vue. Stewart, comme le philosophe David Hume (1711-76) avant lui, s’intéressait particulièrement à la perception comme moyen de comprendre le monde, croyant que l’on ne pouvait pas se concentrer sur tout mais se limitait à des détails spécifiques. Il était un disciple de l’école de philosophie scottish Common Sense fondée par Thomas Reid, dont il avait assisté aux conférences à l’Université de Glagow. Parmi les étudiants bien connus de Stewart, on compte Lord Palmerston, le futur premier ministre, James Mill, le philosophe, et Sir Walter Scott, le romancier et poète.
La Royal Society of Edinburgh a commandé le monument et choisi son site en 1830. Ce dernier a été achevé en Septembre 1831, trois ans après la mort de Stewart. Il a été conçu par l'architecte écossais William Henry Playfair. Le mémorial est basé sur le monument choragique de Lysicrate à Athènes. Il s’agit d’un temple circulaire de neuf colonnes corinthiennes cannelées autour d’une urne surélevée sur un podium circulaire et dispose d’un toit en forme de dôme peu profond, surmonté au centre d’une urne ouverte à plumes. Il dispose d’une clôture polygonale en fonte restaurée avec des piliers en pierre, ornés de couronnes. La forme du monument choragique d’Athènes était devenue plus largement connue grâce à son illustration dans les Antiquités d’Athènes de Stuart et Revett, publiées en 1762. Une version contemporaine du monument, le monument Burns de Thomas Hamilton (1830-32) peut être vu à proximité sur Regent Road.
This monument commemorates one of the last important figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, the philosopher and professor of moral philosophy at the University of Edinburgh (from 1786 until his death in 1828): Dugald Stewart (1753-1828). Considered one of the greatest philosophers of his time, he also taught economics, natural philosophy, Greek and logic and was the author of several philosophical works, including The Philosophy of the Human Mind . In 1792 Stewart published Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, a treatise that begins with a discussion of sight. Stewart, like the philosopher David Hume (1711-76) before him, was particularly interested in perception as a means of understanding the world, believing that one could not focus on everything but was limited to specific details. He was a disciple of the Scottish Common Sense school of philosophy founded by Thomas Reid, whose lectures he had attended at the University of Glagow. Well-known students of Stewart include Lord Palmerston, the future Prime Minister, James Mill, the philosopher, and Sir Walter Scott, the novelist and poet.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh commissioned the monument and chose its site in 1830. It was completed in September 1831, three years after Stewart's death. It was designed by Scottish architect William Henry Playfair. The memorial is based on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. It is a circular temple of nine fluted Corinthian columns around a raised urn on a circular podium and has a shallow domed roof, surmounted in the center by an open feathered urn. It has a restored cast iron polygonal fence with stone pillars, adorned with crowns. The form of the Choragic Monument at Athens had become more widely known through its illustration in Stuart and Revett's Antiquities of Athens, published in 1762. A contemporary version of the monument, Thomas Hamilton's Burns Monument (1830-32) may be seen nearby on Regent Road.