The Degrees of Knowledge

Posted on 2010-04-25 by Cologero

The Degrees of Knowledge Degree Object Form Doxa Opinion Phenomena Concept Dianoia Rational Knowledge Thought Idea Episteme Intuitive Knowledge Noumena Ideal Tradition teaches that there are three degrees of knowledge: Doxa (opinion): our knowledge of the sensory or phenomenal world Dianoia (rational knowledge): knowledge based on thinking and logical … Continue reading →

The Hair of the Dog …

Posted on 2010-04-24 by Cologero

They say that the cure for a hangover is the “hair of the dog that bit you”. This is a homeopathic remedy in the sense that a very dilute portion of the poison that caused the illness provides the method for its cure. Continue reading →

Hollywood Action Flicks

Posted on 2010-04-21 by Cologero

In his inimitable way, Gilbert Chesterton, in a discussion about adventure or romance novels [NOTE: not meant in the contemporary sense], anticipates the plots and defects of Hollywood action movies. The title of the essay is “The Position of Sir Walter Scott”; in this segment he compares Scott to later … Continue reading →

The Dawn of the Gods

Posted on 2010-04-20 by Cologero

We all know about the Twilight of the Gods and how they have abondoned us, but few dare to ask where they came from in the first place. Auguste Comte proposed that humanity has progressed from belief in polytheism to monotheism, then to an all embracing metaphysical or ideological principle, … Continue reading →

The Way Back

Posted on 2010-04-19 by Cologero

Il cattolicismo è veramente la religion più perfetta, come la filosofia europea moderna è la più perfetta filosofia: sono insieme le più alte creazioni dello spirit ariano. (Catholicism is truly the most perfect religion, just as modern European philosophy is the most perfect philosophy: together, they are the highest creations … Continue reading →

The Good Shepherd

Posted on 2010-04-18 by Cologero

The Gospel for the Second Sunday after Easter is John 10:11-15, the parable of the Good Shepherd. In this passage, Jesus compares himself to the Good Shepherd who watches over his sheep and would give his life for them. The Shepherd is clearly the Logos, the Word made flesh. The … Continue reading →

Divine Sophia

Posted on 2010-04-16 by Cologero

Divine Sophia appeared to me in my dreams Continue reading →

Tradition and Traditionalism

Posted on 2010-04-15 by Cologero

Think hard, young men, and be prudent before committing your life. Continue reading →

Vincit omnia Veritas

Posted on 2010-04-14 by Cologero

Those who will be successful in overcoming all these obstacles and in triumphing over the hostility of an environment opposed to all spirituality will doubtless be few in number. Confusion, error and darkness can enjoy no more than a specious and purely ephemeral triumph. Continue reading →

On Lacking Credentials

Posted on 2010-04-13 by Cologero

You know when the living thought of a writer becomes fossilized when it turns into text for use by academics, particularly those who find it necessary to boast about their credentials before speaking. I would like to remind visitors that Evola refused to accept a degree in engineering, because he … Continue reading →

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Liber esse, scientiam acquirere, veritatem loqui

The Degrees of Knowledge

The Hair of the Dog …

Hollywood Action Flicks

The Dawn of the Gods

The Way Back

The Good Shepherd

Divine Sophia

Tradition and Traditionalism

Vincit omnia Veritas

On Lacking Credentials