The American Minervan

Tag: Diogenes Laertius

  • Classical Republicanism and Stoicism refutes Racial Hierarchies

    Classical Republicanism and Stoicism refutes Racial Hierarchies

    Classical Republicanism, as articulated in ancient Greek and Roman political philosophy emphasizes the pursuit of the common good for the CIVITAS through civic virtue, balanced governance, and participation in public life, without grounding these ideals in biological or racial hierarchies as understood in modern terms. Far from being inherently racist, its foundational texts reveal a…

  • History of a Word: Greek Origin of “Theosophy”

    History of a Word: Greek Origin of “Theosophy”

    THE NEOPLATONISTS, DIOGENES AND THE GREEK ORIGIN OF THE TERM THEOSOPHY, CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM & THE 1875 THEOS. SOC. There are multiple ways to describe Theosophy, whether technical, mystical, from the special point-of-view of the mystic through their experience, or in describing the ancient wisdom of peoples and religions throughout human history. We must go outside…