Asides
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Talk to a Virtues Philosopher
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Man is the image of God, most of all internally reflective. The giving of the Son is mirrored in man’s internal reflection upon past deeds, the product of sins being the prodigal necessity (everyone is prodigal, “baptised” in the material from birth) in finding purpose through the reconsideration of errors by seeking repentance, leading ultimately…
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Bartimaeus (“son of Platon’s Timaeus”) casts off his outer garment (himation; philosopher’s cloak) before approaching Christ. This symbolises discarding reliance (faith) on pure rationalism/philosophy. Platonic philosophy, for all its fantastic insight, leaves one spiritually blind to the true Light, as presented by the physical blindness. The blindness is healed by faith in Jesus, who restores…
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The work here at 24K and virtues.blog is in ontology mostly, but also epistemology: https://24k.cc/issue/202400-s2i0/