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Aristotle tells us that the first Oracle, Priestess at Delphi, bore the name Phēmonoē: She who speaks the mind of God. Now Chilōn, the Sage of Sparta, made a pilgrimage to ask her: "What is the most important thing for a human being to learn?" And Phēmonoē replied: ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥTΟΝ.
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What do some of the greatest minds of the ancient world—such as Aristotle, Plato, and Diotima—have in common? What is the "Scale of Virtues," and how is it connected with the Oracle of Delphi?
In this brand new mini-series, we unlock the secrets of the ancient "Scale of Aretē" and the philosophy of self-transformation behind it. In 8 episodes, we will unlock all the seven steps needed to achieve self-transformation with the help of the ancient lyre and a true classical scholar, Dr. Michael Griffin, from the University of British Columbia.
🎞️ Episode 03: Know Thyself in Ēthos — The Habits of Our Character (step 2)
⚪ Research & Presentation by Prof. Michael Griffin, Head of the Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
⚪ Direction by Nikolaos Koumartzi, D.Phil., SEIKILO Ancient World Society
⚪ Lyre Performance by Lina Palera, SEIKILO Affiliate Artist
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🎬 Episodes' List:
01: Know Thyself — Unlock the Delphic Maxim (Introduction)
02: Know Thyself in Physis, the Nature of Our Bodies
03: Know Thyself in Ethos, the Habits of Our Character
04: Know Thyself in Politea, the Harmonis of Our Soul
05: Know Thyself in Katharis, the Freedom of Our Mind
06: Know Thyself in Theoria, the Vision of Beauty
07: Know Thyself in Paradeigma, the Union with Our Gods
08: Know Thyself in Enthousiasmos, the Inspiration of True Love
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📜 Video Transcription
Habit is easier to change than nature … and even habit is hard to change, precisely because it is a sort of nature, as Evenus says: ‘Mark me, my friend: it’s a long-continued training (meletēn), / And training in the end becomes people’s nature (physin)’. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 7.10, 1152a29-33
Socrates does not heal souls … by bringing opposites to bear on opposites, but rather by [applying medicines] that are like our condition now: if someone is madly in love, he says, ‘learn what it really means to love beauty’; if someone wants money, he says ‘learn what it really means to be self-sufficient’; if someone loves pleasure, he says, ‘learn what the easy life truly is, which the Poet Homer ascribes to our gods “who live at ease”.’ (Olympiodorus On Plato’s Alcibiades 7,4-8)
Every conscious being (logikos), taken together, is related to all the others like the limbs of a living whole… The thought in this will strike you more powerfully if you keep on repeating to yourself: I am a limb of the connected body of conscious beings. But if you change one letter from l to r and you call yourself merely a part [meros] rather than a limb [melos], you don’t yet truly love your fellow human beings from your heart… (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.13)
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Aristotle tells us that the first Oracle, Priestess at Delphi, bore the name Phēmonoē: She who speaks the mind of God. Now Chilōn, the Sage of Sparta, made a pilgrimage to ask her: "What is the most important thing for a human being to learn?" And Phēmonoē replied: ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥTΟΝ.
👀 Tune in for a New Episode at the beginning of each month!
🍿 A Brand New Mini-Series at youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcMWkAbRJunGbt4KutpeyjpuP8PkSI-vl
What do some of the greatest minds of the ancient world—such as Aristotle, Plato, and Diotima—have in common? What is the "Scale of Virtues," and how is it connected with the Oracle of Delphi?
In this brand new mini-series, we unlock the secrets of the ancient "Scale of Aretē" and the philosophy of self-transformation behind it. In 8 episodes, we will unlock all the seven steps needed to achieve self-transformation with the help of the ancient lyre and a true classical scholar, Dr. Michael Griffin, from the University of British Columbia.
🎞️ Episode 03: Know Thyself in Ēthos — The Habits of Our Character (step 2)
⚪ Research & Presentation by Prof. Michael Griffin, Head of the Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
⚪ Direction by Nikolaos Koumartzi, D.Phil., SEIKILO Ancient World Society
⚪ Lyre Performance by Lina Palera, SEIKILO Affiliate Artist
🟠 Find the perfect lyre for you at luthieros.com
👩🎓 Learn how to play the lyre and other ancient musical instruments at
lyreacademy.com/choose-your-next-course
🎬 Episodes' List:
01: Know Thyself — Unlock the Delphic Maxim (Introduction)
02: Know Thyself in Physis, the Nature of Our Bodies
03: Know Thyself in Ethos, the Habits of Our Character
04: Know Thyself in Politea, the Harmonis of Our Soul
05: Know Thyself in Katharis, the Freedom of Our Mind
06: Know Thyself in Theoria, the Vision of Beauty
07: Know Thyself in Paradeigma, the Union with Our Gods
08: Know Thyself in Enthousiasmos, the Inspiration of True Love
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📜 Video Transcription
Habit is easier to change than nature … and even habit is hard to change, precisely because it is a sort of nature, as Evenus says: ‘Mark me, my friend: it’s a long-continued training (meletēn), / And training in the end becomes people’s nature (physin)’. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 7.10, 1152a29-33
Socrates does not heal souls … by bringing opposites to bear on opposites, but rather by [applying medicines] that are like our condition now: if someone is madly in love, he says, ‘learn what it really means to love beauty’; if someone wants money, he says ‘learn what it really means to be self-sufficient’; if someone loves pleasure, he says, ‘learn what the easy life truly is, which the Poet Homer ascribes to our gods “who live at ease”.’ (Olympiodorus On Plato’s Alcibiades 7,4-8)
Every conscious being (logikos), taken together, is related to all the others like the limbs of a living whole… The thought in this will strike you more powerfully if you keep on repeating to yourself: I am a limb of the connected body of conscious beings. But if you change one letter from l to r and you call yourself merely a part [meros] rather than a limb [melos], you don’t yet truly love your fellow human beings from your heart… (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.13)
