tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278009708992140259.post7994971846770919063..comments2019-11-18T06:53:52.326+08:00Comments on Something by Virtue of Nothing: Memorabilia and Exerciseane pixestoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01750266230259761680noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278009708992140259.post-54194623549748299182014-07-17T22:49:01.397+08:002014-07-17T22:49:01.397+08:00I hope to be reading along at that time!I hope to be reading along at that time!ane pixestoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01750266230259761680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278009708992140259.post-227410311462688812014-07-17T20:19:54.611+08:002014-07-17T20:19:54.611+08:00The next Xenophon I'll be doing is the Apology...The next Xenophon I'll be doing is the Apology, when I do Plato's; and then, probably a couple of weeks after that, his Symposium (also when I do Plato's). I like his Symposium -- Plato's is brilliant, of course, but Xenophon's strikes me as a more realistic picture of what happens when you get a bunch of guys at a drinking-party arguing philosophy.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698839146562734910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278009708992140259.post-88426716874892486662014-07-17T13:33:34.870+08:002014-07-17T13:33:34.870+08:00It had not occurred to me to recognize such readin...It had not occurred to me to recognize such readiness as a general skill: that could be very useful to mention when teaching. I really enjoyed Xenophon. This was the first of his works I have read and would appreciate any suggestions as to which works of his might be read next, though I have more immediately commenced a rereading of the <i>Theaetetus</i> and look forward to some discussion of maieutics - another kind of "readiness", now that you mention it!ane pixestoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01750266230259761680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278009708992140259.post-53968388486232177962014-07-17T10:12:38.991+08:002014-07-17T10:12:38.991+08:00I like this reading of the Memorabilia quite a bit...I like this reading of the Memorabilia quite a bit. It goes with the fact that Xenophon tends to emphasize the idea that there are certain general skills that are needed for success in any endeavor -- if there's anything that can count as a general skill, it's a <i>readiness to do what work needs to be done</i> (discipline oneself, practice one's skill, etc.).Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698839146562734910noreply@blogger.com