Monthly Archives: June 2009

Is Taste Subjective?

Posted on June 30, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

G. Reale, A History of Ancient Philosophy: The Systems of the Hellenistic Age, trans. John R. Catan (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1985) 318. Timon was a Skeptic from the fourth-third centuries B.C.E. He stated, “I do not … Continue reading →

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Epistemological Foundation of Christianity

Posted on June 29, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

Johannes Quasten, Patrology, vol. II: The Ante-Nicene Literature After Irenaeus (Westminster: Christian Classics, 1990) 246-247. Tertullian was a Christian thinker who lived in the second-third centuries C.E. Here are some quotes about him, along with my comments: …the African writers … Continue reading →

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Above the Law

Posted on June 29, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

G. Reale, A History of Ancient Philosophy: The Systems of the Hellenistic Age, trans. John R. Catan (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1985) 280. For the Stoics, human laws[,] far from being mere conventions, are expressions of an … Continue reading →

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Picket Fences, Al Sharpton on MJ, Uzzah

Posted on June 27, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

Here are some odds and ends for this Saturday, my day of rest: 1. On Friday, I checked out some DVDs of Brothers and Sisters and Picket Fences. Both have Tom Skerritt, though he’s usually in the flashbacks in Brothers … Continue reading →

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Hippolytus on Recapitulation

Posted on June 26, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

Johannes Quasten, Patrology, vol. II: The Ante-Nicene Literature After Irenaeus (Westminster: Christian Classics, 1990) 200-201. Hippolytus of Rome was a Christian thinker who lived in the second-third centuries C.E. What follows is Quasten’s discussion of Hippolytus’ views on soteriology (Christ’s … Continue reading →

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Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson

Posted on June 26, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

Two celebrities passed away today: Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. I want to honor them one at a time: 1. I first heard of Farrah Fawcett on TV Land, although I saw her before in the movie, The Apostle, in … Continue reading →

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Epicurus on the Gods

Posted on June 26, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

G. Reale, A History of Ancient Philosophy: The Systems of the Hellenistic Age, trans. John R. Catan (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1985) 147, 157-160. Epicurus was a philosopher who lived in the fourth-third centuries B.C.E, and he … Continue reading →

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Satanic Attacks?

Posted on June 25, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

Johannes Quasten, Patrology, vol. II: The Ante-Nicene Literature After Irenaeus (Westminster: Christian Classics, 1990) 147, 149. Quasten discusses the Didascalia, a third century Christian document composed “for a community of Christian converts from paganism in the northern part of Syria” … Continue reading →

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Ed McMahon

Posted on June 24, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

I learned today that Ed McMahon has passed away from pneumonia. I don’t know a whole lot about him. He was Johnny Carson’s sidekick, and I remember someone portraying him on Saturday Night Live. Dana Carvey was playing Johnny Carson … Continue reading →

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Epicurean Coping Strategies, Epistemology

Posted on June 24, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

G. Reale, A History of Ancient Philosophy: The Systems of the Hellenistic Age, trans. John R. Catan (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1985) 98, 120-121, 124. [For Theophrastus in the fourth-third centuries B.C.E., t]he Stoics and Epicureans are … Continue reading →

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