Once I got past the neo-Platonist stuff. My review has a section that compare my 2011 review (which I'm guessing will be similar to yours ;-) ) to my 2026 experience. The midsection was the hardest going.
I did find a few interesting bits.. and one bit actually made me LOL... Plato has a LOT to answer for in Christian thinking - and not in a good way. But then again I'm no huge fan of Plato. I think he's overrated. I'm much more on 'Team Aristotle'.
The world of Ideal Forms has always mystified me. I think I almost got it once, when I was in college, but when you don't work and have most of the day just to read and think, that sort of thing comes easier..
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I just realized my first review of Confessions was posted on March 3, 2011. Ain't THAT quite the coinkydink.
SPOOKY! I just 'finished' it today......... (I may have skimmed a bit here & there....).
I'm very close. I have a review written but I'm waiting to see if the last 10% changes anything.
Looking forward to the debate.... I'm guessing that you liked it more than I did. [grin]
Once I got past the neo-Platonist stuff. My review has a section that compare my 2011 review (which I'm guessing will be similar to yours ;-) ) to my 2026 experience. The midsection was the hardest going.
I did find a few interesting bits.. and one bit actually made me LOL... Plato has a LOT to answer for in Christian thinking - and not in a good way. But then again I'm no huge fan of Plato. I think he's overrated. I'm much more on 'Team Aristotle'.
The world of Ideal Forms has always mystified me. I think I almost got it once, when I was in college, but when you don't work and have most of the day just to read and think, that sort of thing comes easier..
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