Monthly Archives: February 2018

Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 8: Nino Visconti

Posted on February 28, 2018 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/sunset-dawn-water-dusk-sun-sky-3178118/ *** NINO VISCONTI *** Nino Visconti Active in worldly affairs No soul corruption *** NOTE: Nino Visconti, who died in 1296, was friends with Dante. Although Nino Visconti was active in worldly affairs, he did not let them corrupt … Continue reading →

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NOTES on Ethical Emotivism: Historical Antecedents

Posted on February 28, 2018 by davidbruceblog

A.J. Ayer was much influenced by the logical positivists, who analyzed sentences to determine what logical type they belonged to. We will analyze several sentences to see what the logical positivists were up to: The person reading this page is … Continue reading →

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FREE: William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure”: A Retelling in Prose

Posted on February 28, 2018 by davidbruceblog

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Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 8: GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISE

Posted on February 27, 2018 by davidbruceblog

Engraver: Auguste Doré *** GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES *** a snake approaches angels with blunt swords are guards no danger at all *** NOTE: After the setting of the sun each evening, a snake approaches the repentant sinners. Two angels … Continue reading →

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Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 8: twilight music

Posted on February 27, 2018 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/summer-sunset-meadow-nature-2391348/ *** TWILIGHT MUSIC *** Much music is here “Before the End of the Light” Eyes focus on prize *** NOTE: No music was in the Inferno, but much religious music is here because it helps repentant sinners focus on … Continue reading →

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David Bruce (born 1954): Three Kinds of Philosophical Arguing to Use Against Psychological Egoism

Posted on February 27, 2018 by davidbruceblog

We can criticize psychological egoism on three grounds, each of which illustrates a form of philosophical argumentation. Reductio ad Absurdam Reductio ad absurdam is Latin for “reduction to absurdity.” It is a method that the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates (the … Continue reading →

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NOTES on Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679): A Psychological Egoist, and Joseph Butler (1692-1752): A Critic of Psychological Egoism

Posted on February 26, 2018 by davidbruceblog

Joseph Butler (1692–1752), Bishop of Bristol from 1738-50, then Bishop of Durham Joseph Butler (1692–1752), Bishop of Bristol from 1738-50, then Bishop of Durham The Ethical Question The ethical question that all of us ask is, What ought I to … Continue reading →

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Make Martin: “Now, suppose I’m a teacher in a classroom with a gun provided by President Bonespurs. In the middle of the lesson in walks the student everybody calls ‘Crazy’ because he is.”

Posted on February 26, 2018 by davidbruceblog

Source: Andrew Tobias: I’m With Reagan and Scalia We have a crying need for: a ban on the sale of assault weapons (as Ronald Reagan and Antonin Scalia both favored, and our local police do) . . . bans on the sale of bump-stocks and “gun kits“ (where you … Continue reading →

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Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 7: Reconciliation

Posted on February 25, 2018 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/clasped-hands-comfort-hands-people-541849/ *** RECONCILIATION *** in Purgatory enemies are reconciled a place of friendship *** https://davidbruceblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/09/dantes-purgatory-canto-7-retelling-prepurgatory-the-negligent-princes/ ***

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Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 7: NOBILITY OF CHARACTER

Posted on February 25, 2018 by davidbruceblog

https://pixabay.com/en/port-au-prince-haiti-rescuers-81166/ *** NOBILITY OF CHARACTER *** an acquired virtue — character nobility — not inherited *** NOTE: Dante and Virgil learn here about good fathers who had bad sons. Nobility of character is an acquired — not inherited — virtue. … Continue reading →

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