#greek philosophy

[latinthusiast]

γνῶθι σαὐτὸν (know thyself)

(credit to my friend michelle for this banger of a meme)

#barbie #ken #classics #know thyself #greek philosophy #barbie movie #ancient greece #ancient greek

[beardedmrbean]

#diogenes of sinope #diogenes #diogenes the cynic #cynicism #philosophy #greek philosophy #ancient greece #cake #hot dog #food discourse

[short-wooloo]

Sigh

For the last fucking time, THE JEDI ARE NOT CATHOLIC!

They're not based off of the catholic church, that's just people's fanon interpretation (and it's mostly just people projecting their issues with catholicism onto the Jedi), if you actually take a minute to look up what George Lucas' sources and inspirations for the Jedi, you'll find that he based them off of everything EXCEPT christianity, the inspirations for the Jedi being Japanese and East Asian cultures, Arabic ideas (Jedi may be derived from "Al-Jeddi" which means "Master of the Mystic-Warrior way"), Buddhism, Jewish Mysticism, Samurai Bushido, Shaolin Monks, Hinduism, Qigong, Greco-Roman philosophy and mythology, Sufism, Confucianism, Shinto, and Taoism, the only christianity you might be able to say influenced the Jedi is Methodism, since Lucas was a Buddhist-Methodist

Like yes, you can certainly find Jedi beliefs and practices to be similar or parallel to catholicism and Christianity, I have, but that's on you, that's YOUR interpretation

#i say this as a catholic #wooloo-writes #wooloo writes #star wars #sw #pro jedi #in defense of the jedi #catholicism #jedi #christainity is like the only thing that DIDN’T inspire lucas when he was creating the Jedi #samurai #bushido #shinto #taoism #qigong #shaolin #sufism #greek philosophy #greek mythology #confucianism #jewish mysticism #arabic #jedi and judaism #look i get it #you were traumatized by the catholic church #that sucks #BUT STOP TREATING EVERY RELIGION LIKE THEY'RE CHRISTIANITY

[animentality]

#twitter #diogenes #greek philosophy

[soulinkpoetry]

You will never be lovelier than you are right now.

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#Homer #greek philosophy #Greek writers #the illiad #poetry #thoughts #feelings #life is beautiful #poets on tumblr

[useless-greek]

προηγμένα, (acc. to the Stoics) things that aren't completely good but that aren't that bad either, Plut.

#love this one #ancient greek #greek philosophy #plut.

[beluosus]

studium mortis

#death is what we see when awake but when sleeping dream #heraclitus #héraclite #schleiermacher #traduttore traditore #dark academia #dark acadamia aesthetic #dark aesthetic #greek philosophy #philosophie #moodboard #ἐποίησα

[blipbat]

I like to think that Patroclus had a bunch of freckles and Achilles would try to kiss them all every night

#achilles x patroclus #patroclus #song of achilles #achilles #tsoa #love #theory #trojan war #ancient greek #greek philosophy #Greek #patrochilles

[drownsingreentea]

how dreadful the knowledge of the truth can be

#studyspo #studyblr #literature #dark academia #light acamedia #aesthetic #study motivation #study blog #quote #book quote #photography #nyc #new york #greek poetry #greek philosophy #ancient greece #university #college #study notes #study #study aesthetic #sophocles #aeschylus #oedipus #writeblr #writing #soft academia #classic academia #keyboard #drownsingreentea

[occvltswim]

Hermetica: The Ancient Greek and Latin Writings which contain Religious or Philosophic Teachings ascribed to Hermes Trismegistus

#hermetica #corpus hermeticum #hermeticism #hermetic philosophy #egyptian philosophy #greek philosophy #hermes #hermes trismegistus #mercurius #thoth #ascelipius #hellenistic #late antiquity #library of alexandria #greco-roman egypt #emerald tablet #gnosis #gnosticism

[hollowboobtheory]

plato was like. i'm coming out of my cave and i'm been doing just fine

#beck rambles #plato #greek philosophy

[discobiscotto]

Just Guys Bein’ Dudes: A Needlessly Huge TED-Talk About Luca & Alberto’s Relationship

Ready for some big-brain BS?

Well, ready or not, here’s a “little” dive into how I interpret/perceive Luca and Alberto’s relationship.

Note: I’m referring to them as my own headcanon versions of them as men. It can certainly be applied to them as young adults and teens for sure, but I’m diving into ‘Ciao Luca’ territory specifically. So, there, just being clear on the who’s who.

What’s their deal anyhow?

Are they romantic partners? Are they attracted to eachother, yanno 👉🏻👈🏻? Buddies? Buddies with benefits? Are they even a couple? Are they husbands? What’s their deal?

So, a couple years ago when I was starting to get really busy with the headcanons, I went on a tear about their relationship to lay down some kind of clear foundation for it. I felt alittle conflicted at the time about how their relationship was going to feel/act like.

To me, because I love ambiguity, I wanted to keep that energy going from the original source material…but with alittle “oomph”…considering there’s been time and maturity tacked on. They can’t just be Pallin’ Around forever, something’s gotta give with chemistry that strong imo.

If I’m being honest, them being point-blank romantic partners felt too cliched and predictable/boring. Courtship, wooing, marriage…snore. It just didn’t feel like ‘them’ to me. It bordered heteronormative somehow. I was just …PUTTING MYSELF TO SLEEP.

Not to say they aren’t romantic, because they certainly are in their own right! It just isn’t the defining Vibe of their relationship.

As a queer lady with a pretty open mind in terms of what defines a relationship and/or bond, I believe that love expression is on a spectrum. Different strokes for different folks, yanno?

I scooted myself over to that old filing cabinet in my brain with random Greek Philosophy tid-bits (that I was impressed wasn’t put thru the incinerator) and I got polishing.

I remembered a few terms, like storge (family love), Eros: romantic, mania: obsessive/stalkerish love, agape, philia, the list goes on.

We’re gonna focus on PHILIA, typically deemed affectionate and/or “brotherly love”, I think also falls under platonic love.

We’re going to come back to this later☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻

As a couple of seamonsters (first and foremost) the human concept of love may not necessarily compute to them. Not that they get confused or turn their nose up at it, but rather it’s more boxed-in and rigid than, I guess, fish love? Haha.

Example: homosexuality, bisexuality, and heterosexuality as concepts are human inventions to help humans navigate their life and their identity in the world, be part of a tribe, and potentially find mates.

They’re social constructs, like gender conformity, and Mondays.

Seamonsters really don’t have that. They’re similar to humans in alot of ways, but in terms of attraction, love, and social awareness, they just kindof ride the wave and go where the current takes them.

Opposite sex pairings likely happen more often because [gestures] instincts and Makin’ Fries. But just like humans, same sex relationships happen just as much!…but seamonsters have no concept of homophobia (strictly a human invention) so there’s no discouragement or imposed fear of the relationship…it just happens if it’s meant to and the world keeps spinning. [deep sighs]

Luca and Alberto are aware of human society and customs (especially now that they’ve been living amongst them for atleast 15 years). So, they still try to do-as-the-humans-do sometimes. They know that they feel a strong bond to eachother that can’t be ignored, and when humans sense a similar bond between each other they express it by being physically intimate, or giving gifts, or creating things for eachother, etc.

So, basically, it boils down to “I love my friend, so I wish to express that love for him like that [gesture].”

Now bringing it back to Philia up there!👆🏻

That particular source defines philia as brotherly love, both must be men (in the Greek system), they respect and take pleasure in eachother’s company, bond through exploring philosophical truths, and sexual intimacy or attraction is optional.

This other source takes it a bit further saying that we could be diving into “friends to lovers” territory which is the aforementioned “oomph” I was referring to. The bridge into Eros stuff without being completely rooted there (ie your usual romantic pair).

Their relationship isn’t based on physical attraction, but began as a close friendship that progressed into something more. Not built on lust, but on mutual affection and respect for eachother.

They are an “unlikely” pair. Where a hockey hug became alittle tighter, and the joined hands in a good old “Piacere Girolamo Trombetta” started to linger.

They feel safe with eachother, they love and prefer eachother’s company, they share eachother’s worlds and feel deeply connected in them. Alberto cooks meals for them because he loves Luca, and Luca gives Alberto [SPOILER] because he loves him back.

They share a “I can’t quite put my finger on it but I feel safe, warm, and happy with you, I enjoy your company and what we have, I love the feeling of you being close to me, exchanging warmth and heartbeats, and I feel like this is more than going out on dates or ‘picking out curtains’.” kind of thing.

They’re roommates who kiss and “play house”. They are in love…but express it in their own unique way. They are openly affectionate. They keep people guessing, they confuse the neighbors, they have an “inside joke”.

Alberto lays on the housewife schtick: straightening Luca’s tie and sending him on his way with a packed lunch.

They call eachother heteronormative terms of endearment, mostly to be cheeky. Sarcastic “Honey” or “Dear” followed by someone affectionately ending up in a headlock.

They love to play with the human version of “married life”, little do they realize they’ve grown genuinely accustomed to it.

They’re queer but have no name and nowhere they’d rather be except each other’s arms (that one place that makes perfect sense).

They aren’t married…they never can get married…but that doesn’t stop them from sharing their homes, their beds, and a last name written on their Christmas cards.

In conclusion, humans say they’re gay.

The Paguro’s say “They built a farm together.”

SOURCES:

#luca #luberto #luca1970s #discobiscotto design notes #greek philosophy #headcanon #ciaolucafic #i want what these bitches have #ciaoluca #ciao luca #older!alberto #i want what they have #older!luca #old lady yells at cloud #I want what they have and so do you

[beardedmrbean]

#doge #plato #diogenes of sinope #diogenes #greek philosophy #philosophy #diogenes the cynic #le shitpost philosopher has arrived

[sandwich2451]

when i grow up i want to be like alkibiades, to be (in ilja leonard pfeijffer's words) 1. extravagant 2. genius 3. sensational 4. androgynous 5. bisexual 6. controversial

#started reading alkibiades #its SO good #if ur not dutch um. skill issue #but its just alkibiades doing his own little thing #especially reading this as nor a man nor a greek is very funny seeing as he keeps calling the readers ω άνδρες Αθηναίοι #if i spelled that right im basing this on ancient greek #symposium #alkibiades #socrates #greek philosophy #philosophy

[dimensionsfae]

We as the SCP community have failed by not naming different Agent/Agent like characters after different Greek philosophers. I really want to see Agent Diogenes fist fight every one else.

#scp #scp foundation #scp fandom #jackall(and hydrogen) #agent diogenes #greek philosophy #Diogenes #Plato

[soulinkpoetry]

There is a reason why someone is hard to love. Something, usually negative from their past, has made the person the way they are. Instead of judging them, if you’re mentally strong enough try to reach out and find ways to help them. You might be saving a life. All they search for is love. They just don’t know how to ask for it. Their hurt shows up as anger.

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#Socrates #greek philosophy #the ones who are hard to love #they need it the most #quote of the day! #tumblr tv