Avenues to Success Notes

Avenues to Success for 07/16/09

2009-07-16T06:00:00-04:00

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
- St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430, Berber philosopher and theologian

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Web Pages on Medieval Philosophy & Scholasticism
Department of Philosophy
Rockhurst University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

- One of the decisive developments in the western philosophical tradition was the eventually widespread merging of the Greek philosophical tradition and the Judeo-Christian religious and scriptural traditions. Augustine is one of the main figures through and by whom this merging was accomplished. He is, as well, one of the towering figures of medieval philosophy whose authority and thought came to exert a pervasive and enduring influence well into the modern period (e.g. Descartes and especially Malebranche), and even up to the present day, especially among those sympathetic to the religious tradition which he helped to shape (e.g. Plantinga 1992; Adams 1999).

The Internet Public Library Online Literary Criticism Collection

From Criticism about St. Augustine

Augustine on Personality (http://www.augustinian.villanova.edu/AugustinianStudies/henry.htm)

Part of the Saint Augustine Lecture Series at Villanova University. "Saint Augustine appears to me to be the first thinker who brought into prominence and undertook an analysis of the philosophical and psychological concepts of person and personality. These ideas, so vital to contemporary man, shape not only Augustine's own doctrine on God but also his philosophy of man. ... I shall show that this doctrine of the person ... serves to bring Augustine's creative genius and originality to the fore. ... I shall make the further point that this doctrine has been a decisive factor in fashioning the modern world. Indeed, it is precisely this which makes him belong to the world of today and of tomorrow."Contains: Commentary, Criticism,

Author: Father Paul Henry, S.J.

St. Augustine (354–430) - Augustine and Teaching, Influence

Influence
Of the two great traditions in liberal education, the oratorical and the philosophical, Augustine is distinctly an orator. He believed more in imparting the truth to students than in supporting the individual student's quest for truth. He used the dialogical mode as one who knows the truth, unlike the Greek philosopher Socrates, who used dialogue as one who does not know anything. He thus established a Christian philosophy, which has influenced scholars and educators throughout the history of the West.

This is the Avenue to Success for 07/16/09

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Avenues to Success for 07/15/09

2009-07-15T06:00:00-04:00

A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; nor too far off, lest he freeze.
- Diogenes, 412?-323 BCE, Greek philosopher

Diogenes by John William Waterhouse, depicting his lamp, tub, and diet of onions

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From the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy we learn this about Diogenes of Sinope:

The most illustrious of the Cynic philosophers, Diogenes of Sinope serves as the template for the Cynic sage in antiquity. An alleged student of Antisthenes, Diogenes maintains his teacher’s asceticism and emphasis on ethics, but brings to these philosophical positions a dynamism and sense of humor unrivalled in the history of philosophy. Though originally from Sinope, the majority of the stories comprising his philosophical biography occur in Athens, and some of the most celebrated of these place Alexander the Great or Plato as his foil.

It is disputed whether Diogenes left anything in writing. If he did, the texts he composed have since been lost. In Cynicism, living and writing are two components of ethical practice, but Diogenes is much like Socrates and even Plato in his sentiments regarding the superiority of direct verbal interaction over the written account. Diogenes scolds Hegesias after he asks to be lent one of Diogenes’ writing tablets: “You are a simpleton, Hegesias; you do not choose painted figs, but real ones; and yet you pass over the true training and would apply yourself to written rules” (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Book 6, Chapter 48). In reconstructing Diogenes’ ethical model, then, the life he lived is as much his philosophical work as any texts he may have composed.

Click here to read more information in the article about his life, philosophical practices, references and additional reading.

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Avenues to Success for 07/14/09

2009-07-14T06:00:00-04:00

When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: admit it, learn from it, and don’t repeat it.
- Paul "Bear" Bryant, 1913-1983, College football coach

Image source: The Year of Alabama History

The Kentucky Wildcat Basketball Page discusses the misconception of

The reason Paul "Bear" Bryant left the Kentucky football job was that at a banquet, Adolph Rupp was presented a Cadillac by the University while Bryant was awarded only a cigarette lighter. This symbolized Kentucky's emphasis on basketball to the detriment of football.

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Avenues to Success for 07/13/09

2009-07-13T06:00:00-04:00

What we think or what we believe is of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do.

- John Ruskin, 1819-1900, British Writer, art critic, social reformer

Image source: An Abstract about books written about Ruskin and some useful links to be able to know more about this both painter and writer man.

Title of the paper: "About Ruskin"

by Asensio Cuevasanta, Thalia Mar

Universitat de València

Here are some sites I found for you to find out more about Ruskin:

John Ruskin: An Overview of the life and work of John Ruskin from the Victorian Web.

A History of Water in Fulking by Annette Mills & Richard Linford

The Ruskin Question
John Ruskin campaigned for free schools and libraries and took up the cause of conservation with much passion and vigour, and many of the issues on which he campaigned are still valid today - town and country planning, green belts and smokeless zone and he was very involved in the implementation of Fulking’s water system and the inscription of the tiled mural of the Fountain originally included the words “To the glory of God and in honour of John Ruskin. ...

A brief biography of John Ruskin, with particular attention to the later period of his life in Cumbria, and his home at Brantwood. - Visit Cumbria

This is the Avenue to Success for 07/13/09

Avenues to Success for 07/12/09

2009-07-12T06:00:00-04:00

I never liked the middle ground - the most boring place in the world.

- Louise Berliawsky Nevelson, 1899-1988, Russian-born American artist

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Art Beat – The Legendary Louise Nevelson
– By Mary Brennan Gerster –
The Rye Record

See some of her work at Spaightwood Galleries

Louise Nevelson was one of the most important American sculptors of the twentieth century, whose works can be found in almost every museum in Europe and America fortunate to have obtained one. Her sculptures included wood assemblages typically painted in either jet black or, later, in white and gold as well, ranged in size from the samll and personal to the large and monumental, inviting viewers to observe a world into which they could not go but in which they often feared they had already been placed. Nevelson also made muliples, interpreting her sculptures as lead reliefs (two of which we have) and working in various print media as well. ...

The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson: Constructing a Legend - Traditional Fine Arts Organization, Inc.

Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) was a towering figure in postwar American art, exerting great influence with her monumental installations, innovative sculpture made of found wood objects, and celebrated public art. She was recognized during her lifetime as one of America's most distinguished artists, and her work continues to inspire contemporary sculptors today. The Jewish Museum will present The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson: Constructing a Legend, the first major American survey of her work since 1980, from May 5 through September 16, 2007. Sixty-six works will be on view including sculpture, drawings and two room-size masterworks. The exhibition focuses on all phases of Nevelson's career and demonstrates how her life story was a force that propelled her work. Following its New York City showing at The Jewish Museum, The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson: Constructing a Legend will travel to San Francisco, California where it will be on view at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young from October 27, 2007 through January 13, 2008.

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Avenues to Success for 07/11/09

2009-07-11T06:00:00-04:00

Those who commence deliberately. They plod on. They stick to it . . . They persevere and finally reap their reward.
- Charles E. Popplestone

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Avenues to Success for 07/10/09

2009-07-10T08:55:33-04:00

The power of your ambition depends wholly on your vigor of the determination behind it. What you accomplish will depend on the amount of life energy, enthusiasm and willpower you put into your effort to achieve.

- Randy D. Marsh

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This is the Avenue to Success for 07/10/09

Avenues to Success for 07/09/09

2009-07-09T06:00:00-04:00

Every day, whenever the issue of ethical behavior confronts you, ask this question: "How would I like to be treated in this situation?"
- John C. Maxwell, Born 1947, American author, speaker and "leadership expert"

Image source: JohnMaxwell.com

This is the Avenue to Success for 07/09/09

Avenues to Success for 07/08/09

2009-07-08T06:00:00-04:00

One of the great discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do. Most of the bars we beat against are in ourselves - we put them there and we can take them down.

- Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American industrialist

Henry Ford and the Quadricycle, 1905.

Image source: The Life of Henry Ford

This is the Avenue to Success for 07/08/09

Avenues to Success for 07/07/09

2009-07-07T06:00:00-04:00

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
- Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992, Born in Russia to Jewish parents and was and American scientist and science-fiction writer

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This is the Avenue to Success for 07/07/09