From c96d870c4d5b5d22b67a8f4c6735aab7357cb5e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Gauthier Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2022 20:16:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] book2 chapters 6 and 7 --- ...k-2-chapter-6-The-Powerful-And-The-Rational.md | 7 ++++--- .../boethius-book-2-chapter-7-The-Lure-of-Fame.md | 6 ++++-- static/feeds/podcast_rss.xml | 15 ++++----------- 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/shownote/boethius-book-2-chapter-6-The-Powerful-And-The-Rational.md b/content/shownote/boethius-book-2-chapter-6-The-Powerful-And-The-Rational.md index 7beabd2..f2dcccd 100644 --- a/content/shownote/boethius-book-2-chapter-6-The-Powerful-And-The-Rational.md +++ b/content/shownote/boethius-book-2-chapter-6-The-Powerful-And-The-Rational.md @@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ title: "Book 2 Chapter 6: The Powerful and the Rational" date: 2020-06-21T22:07:44Z series: "The Consolation of Philosophy" image: https://gmgauthier.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/podcast/img/1295493-1591296667514-3474949fb7659.jpg -draft: true +draft: false --- -

Philosophy lectures Boethius on the false promise of power, and George Orwell answers her on whether the powerful can indeed get to the rational man.

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Philosophy takes Boethius to task for his love of glory. She reminds him of the fleeting nature of human life, and the impermanence of fame. This is the last of the four false pursuits of happiness: wealth, power, pleasure, and honour (as Aristotle would have called them). We get a visit from Carl Sagan, at the end, echoing Philosophy's counsel on the foolishness of glory.

+{{< audio "https://gmgauthier.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/podcast/audio/podcast_2020-06-19_boethius-book-2-chapter-7.mp3" >}} + +Fame is a thing of little account when compared with the immensity of the Universe and the endlessness of Time. Philosophy takes Boethius to task for his love of glory. She reminds him of the fleeting nature of human life, and the impermanence of fame. This is the last of the four false pursuits of happiness: wealth, power, pleasure, and honour (as Aristotle would have called them). *Bonus Content: We get a visit from **Carl Sagan**, at the end, echoing Philosophy’s counsel on the foolishness of glory*, in his famous “Pale Blue Dot”. + -{{< audio "https://gmgauthier.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/podcast/audio/podcast_2020-06-19_a886d14ef9e48c2435da0767bb1133d0.m4a" >}} diff --git a/static/feeds/podcast_rss.xml b/static/feeds/podcast_rss.xml index 879b63d..2ccb243 100644 --- a/static/feeds/podcast_rss.xml +++ b/static/feeds/podcast_rss.xml @@ -453,20 +453,13 @@ <![CDATA[Short Reads: The Consolation of Philosophy, Book 2, Chapter 7]]> Philosophy takes Boethius to task for his love of glory. She reminds him of the fleeting nature of human life, and the impermanence of fame. This is the last of the four false pursuits of happiness: wealth, power, pleasure, and honour (as Aristotle would have called them). We get a visit from Carl Sagan, at the end, echoing Philosophy's counsel on the foolishness of glory.

- - ---- - ]]> - https://gmgauthier.com/shownote/Short-Reads-The-Consolation-of-Philosophy--Book-2--Chapter-7-efkmge + https://gmgauthier.com/shownote/boethius-book-2-chapter-7-the-lure-of-fame/ 88926407-15cd-408a-9421-cb791d63668b Sun, 05 Jul 2020 08:00:00 GMT - + <p>Philosophy takes Boethius to task for his love of glory. She reminds him of the fleeting nature of human life, and the impermanence of fame. This is the last of the four false pursuits of happiness: wealth, power, pleasure, and honour (as Aristotle would have called them). We get a visit from Carl Sagan, at the end, echoing Philosophy's counsel on the foolishness of glory.</p> - ---- - No 1490 @@ -506,11 +499,11 @@ --- ]]> - https://gmgauthier.com/shownote/Short-Reads-The-Consolation-of-Philosophy--Book-2--Chapter-6-eer0e0 + https://gmgauthier.com/shownote/boethius-book-2-chapter-6-the-powerful-and-the-rational/ 2b79a313-85e2-45cb-91e9-229186120f46 Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:00:00 GMT - + <p>Philosophy lectures Boethius on the false promise of power, and George Orwell answers her on whether the powerful can indeed get to the rational man.</p> ---