“It would not be right for the lesser to govern the greater. But we often speak carelessly and recklessly.”
Plato's Timaeus
Hello friends,
There is a great mystery at the heart of this philosophical and poetic tradition that we have all inherited. I say "we" because it belongs to all of us, even if we might have only a passing interest in poetry or philosophy. The words we have, and their meanings, were passed down to us by the speakers who came before us. All forms of langua…
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