Dear friends, It will be along time before any “high school” students take up the formal study of Classical Astronomy in Ptolemy’s Almagest. In fact, few may ever do so. It’s very difficult and will likely require the help of a tutor. As an alternative, I recommend that students study Aristotle’s Physics and then his … Continue
by Plato Note: Plato’s teaching is presented in the form of a dialogue, known as the “dialectical method” of investgation. Simply read through the discussion between Socrate (left) and Glaucon (right). Socrates Glaucon This is knowledge of the kind for which we are seeking, having a double use, military and philosophical; for the man of … Continue
by St. Augustine Ignorance of numbers prevents us from understanding things that are set down in Scripture in a figurative and mystical way. A candid mind, if I may so speak, cannot but be anxious, for example, to ascertain what is meant by the fact that Moses and Elijah, and our Lord Himself, all fasted … Continue