Author Archive
Tue 20 May 2008
Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?
The Master said, “To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper […]
Thu 20 Mar 2008
Society Foundation Films Discussion Forum is now Open.
Fri 14 Mar 2008
Ethics: The Three Systems
1. The Ethics of Buddha and Jesus:
• All men are equally precious.
• Resists evil only by returning good.
• Identifies virtues with love.
• Inclines in politics toward unlimited Democracy.
2. The Ethics of Macchiavelli and Nietzsche:
• Accepts the inequality of men.
• Relishes the risk of combat and conquest and rule.
• Identifies virtue with power.
• Exalts a hereditary aristocracy.
3. The Ethics of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle:
• Only […]
Sat 8 Mar 2008
This is our creed, this is what we stand for:
Sometime a kind of glory lights up the mind of a man. It happens nearly to everyone. You can feel it growing or preparing like a fuse burning toward dynamite. It is a feeling in the stomach, a delight of the nerves, of the forearms. The […]
Tue 20 May 2008
Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?
The Master said, “To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper […]
Thu 20 Mar 2008
Society Foundation Films Discussion Forum is now Open.
Fri 14 Mar 2008
Ethics: The Three Systems
1. The Ethics of Buddha and Jesus:
• All men are equally precious.
• Resists evil only by returning good.
• Identifies virtues with love.
• Inclines in politics toward unlimited Democracy.
2. The Ethics of Macchiavelli and Nietzsche:
• Accepts the inequality of men.
• Relishes the risk of combat and conquest and rule.
• Identifies virtue with power.
• Exalts a hereditary aristocracy.
3. The Ethics of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle:
• Only […]
Sat 8 Mar 2008
This is our creed, this is what we stand for:
Sometime a kind of glory lights up the mind of a man. It happens nearly to everyone. You can feel it growing or preparing like a fuse burning toward dynamite. It is a feeling in the stomach, a delight of the nerves, of the forearms. The […]