IntroductionLouis IX, King of France, 1226-1270, was at once a monarch of great ability and a man of intense religious spirit. Naturally, in such a
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Goethe’s Legacy
Today's installment concludes Goethe and the Intellectual Revolt of Germany,our selection from German Thought During the Last Two Hundred Years by
Hinting at the Theory of Evolution
Palermo, during a walk in the public garden amid the Southern vegetation, revealed to him the law of the metamorphosis of plants.Continuing Goethe
Nature’s Limits to Happiness
While Goethe lived outside the struggle for life, outside the competition and contact of practical activity, in the contemplation of nature and art,
Disputes in the Council
The violence of Frontenac’s resentments and antipathies overcame the very slender share of prudence with which nature had endowed him.Our
The Self-Government of Genius
Man is the last and highest link in nature; his task is to understand what she aims at in him and then to fulfil her intentions.Continuing Goethe
Columbus Day, 2020
Columbus’ discovery of the Americas was an event of the highest importance in the history of the world. Through Columbus the Europeans discovered the
Transition to Mature Philosophy
Goethe, indeed, modified, or at least cleared up, his early views under the influence of a deeper study of nature and the sight of ancient and
Goethe and the Intellectual Revolt of Germany
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Exuberance of His Youth.IntroductionThe latter half of the eighteenth