Ray Wu's Blog

For Pharaoh, Moses’ freeing the Israelites affects the stability of the Egyptian state. For Marcus Aurelius, the belief of Christians affects the stability of the Roman religion, and by extension, the Roman state. Is Pharaoh choosing to do this, or is God intervening? Plague’s rule. Burning bush and the parting of the Red Sea. Both […]

If moral virtue is habituation, doesn’t that still mean it’s learned? Aristotle sought to succeed Plato as the head of the Academy. Doesn’t get it. Travels to Asia Minor and becomes the tutor of Alexander (the Great). Starts a rival school, Lyceum Aristotle: The world around us can have things that are innately good (the […]