The LSJ link I posted above does derive it from "gno", to know: Nous has been derived from words or roots meaning "to swim", "to sniff", "to spin", et...
Sure. Nothing wrong with opening up the imagination. I am simply saying that, ideally, imagination should not be substituted for attested historical f...
Well, etymology is not an exact science and, ultimately, we have no hard evidence for any of this. But, see for example: Understanding the reflexes of...
Personally, I am all for exploring and drawing inspiration from any system. As long as we don't romanticize and mythologize historical fact. At the en...
The word nous comes from the root gno- from which gnoos > noos, and it signifies the knower, i.e., that within us that is aware, knows, and understand...
Very important, indeed. If the law was Roman, then this is one of the many aspects of Classical culture that Christianity did NOT destroy. In fact, Ro...
IMO economy is a major key to economic and national success. If this thread is about “national success” and “Islam”, which I believe it is, then it sh...
My point is that 1) the very existence of the "dark ages" is debatable and 2) there is no evidence that this was brought about by Christianity. The wa...
The way I see it, it's just a discussion. We may have different accounts of history, but discussions are supposed to consider different views, are the...
Well, the reason I am using history to make a point is that you cannot philosophize about a topic that involves historical events without first establ...
Well, I don't know what you are trying to accuse me of. Perhaps you are upset that Labour lost the elections and are trying to take it out on me, even...
1. If none of those religions are superior then it seems pointless to talk of "Islamic Golden Age" vs. "Christian Dark Ages". 2. Greek and Roman relig...
In that case, I don't think we can say that Islam is superior to other religions. He is simply stating a fact. He doesn't say he wants conflict to hap...
Some people seem to think that Islam is superior to anything human civilization has ever produced. But what puzzles me is why so many women feel the n...
Well, if you have any evidence that Jesus and St Paul spread Christianity by force of arms, feel free to post it here. :smile: Anyway, as I said, the ...
I believe the reference is to the Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno: Miguel de Unamuno - Wikipedia Not my favorite author and not exactly ancient....
Well, I disagree. Personally, I don't care about Jesus when I read Plato. The discussion was about Socrates, not Jesus. If you want to talk about salv...
Absolutely sure. Christianity started as a peaceful movement within the Roman Empire and spread peacefully and gradually through its teachings. In con...
You are probably right in a sense. However, we shouldn't ignore the differences. For example: 1. Christianity spread through persuasion, Islam spread ...
Not at all. They saw themselves as influencers through education. Socrates himself was not interested in active politics. As he points out at his tria...
They might indeed. But it may equally be a cynical ploy to get the world to recognize their government and start pouring billions in aid into the coff...
Well, it was you who brought Jesus into it. Personally, I prefer to read Socrates (or Plato) on his own terms. Salvation may mean different things to ...
This is exactly the point that I have been trying to make :smile: Of course fundamentalism, of any denomination, should be opposed. The question is, w...
Correct. The stories they sometimes come up with are .... well, hard to believe. Or if you do believe them then be sure to take a large grain of salt ...
Well, every country does what it can. Besides, Afghanistan was a US-UK-NATO joint operation. After it became clear that the war on Taliban could not b...
There may not be a global center for the whole Muslim ummah, but there are centers of radicalism that can be tackled if there is a political will to d...
I think the idea that Socrates would no longer be Socrates has little basis. It is true that according to Socrates some souls are “likely to pass into...
They are not a nation, but many (especially the fundamentalists) see themselves as one world-wide Muslim community or ummah. And they see Westerners e...
Well, we know that. But it is wrong to assume that the British have no influence. It's just that they prefer to operate in a more behind-the-scenes wa...
Correct. Myths are often interpreted as the basis of beliefs, but the reality is that more often than not it is the other way round: myths serve the p...
Socrates does pray to the Gods, does he not? And he believes in “salvation” (soteria) or “release” (lysis) of the soul by God or through righteous con...
Sure, but at the same time we can't ignore the West. As I said, it is essential to understand the concept of empire. The British always had a special ...
The Arabs did not have an advanced culture. Persian literature, for example, describes them as "uncivilized": In the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) the gre...
Correct. However, this isn't about "a person". It is about the Muslim Arabs who invaded Egypt, Syria, Persia, and many other countries in the 7th cent...
No idea. I'm assuming it's got to do with music styles, etc.? According to the UN Gender Inequality Index 2020, African countries rank among the worst...
I don't think this is entirely accurate. Socrates does actually pray to the Gods before drinking the hemlock: I just don't think your interpretation s...
Well, personally, I tend to take the opposite view. Some (most) people do not do enough examination and others too much. Examination (exetasis) must b...
I think in the first place this may have to do with the fact that it is impossible to establish with 100% certainty which quotes can be attributed to ...
Well, it’s a shame you weren’t there to tell them. They certainly thought it was in line with the Koran. After all, this is why they invaded all those...
Thanks. I’m not sure your observation is of much help to Athena though. The truth of the matter is that the Marxist Kabul government aimed to extend c...
Well, I think a detailed account may be beyond the scope of this thread or forum. However, as I was trying to explain to @ssu, it is essential to unde...
True. Buddhism does seem to be closer to psychology than other traditions. Could this be why it is less popular? In India, at least, after some initia...
I think the fact that it happened on television means that it could be some kind of PR stunt including by the state. But you would need more info than...
The Muslim Brotherhood may have been physically founded in Egypt. But I am talking about the ideology. The ideology started in British India in the 18...
Good point. But I think human culture in general works that way, education and legal systems, from cradle to grave we are conditioned to feel that our...
The Muslim League started the Caliphate Movement in 1919 to restore the Ottoman Caliphate and was of course in touch with Muslims from other countries...
Dinner is definitely the key word. You wouldn't need to be careful what you say. And, as Virginia Woolf said: :smile: I agree that Native Americans ha...
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