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BLS
Lyceum
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Pronunciation:
[lIsEŽum, lIŽ–]
n
Located on the banks of the Ilissus in an eastern suburb
of Athens, the Lyceum was a gymnasium with covered walks,
named after the neighboring temple of Lycian Apollo. In
335 B.C. Aristotle established a school and research institute
in the Lyceum under the patronage of the Macedonian proconsul,
Antipater. Each of the covered walks adjoining the Lyceum
was called a peripatos; hence, the term peripatetikos
came to mean "given to waking about, especially while
teaching." Since Aristotle frequently conducted his teaching
in this manner, he and disciples were known as the Peripatetics.
Aristotle taught in the Lyceum for twelve years (from
335 B.C. until 323 B.C.). It is said that in the mornings
he would lecture to his students on logic and metaphysics
(the esoteria), and that in the afternoons he would present
public lectures on rhetoric, politics, and ethics (the
exoteria). Aristotle was succeeded as head of the Lyceum
first by Theophrastus and later by Strato.
In European usage, the common noun, lyceum, and its derivatives
typically refers to a school; in American usage, it typically
denotes either a hall in which public lectures, concerts,
exhibits, etc. are held, or the organization sponsoring
such presentations.
-- Indra Rombbo, Locus Nullus Nisi In Tempore
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Created as a location to advance and enhance my personal
education, the BLS Lyceum serves as a repository of objects
and ideas that I find either important, or simply interesting.
In that others may enter these halls, I hope they derive
from it a desire to pursue the teachers and objects presented
herein.
As is with my education, the Lyceum is an ongoing endeavor.
The purpose of its creation is two-fold. I find my ability
to retain that which I study greatly increases when I
write the material more than once. Thus, the transcription
of the content of this Lyceum is actually an act of memory
reinforcement for myself. It is also great practice for
my web design skills. Thus,
All of the content provided herein is presented as the
formalized notes of the subjects presented. I in no way
present them as my own, original content, but simply as
my interpretation of the content, unless explicitly stated
otherwise.
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from
the peripatos
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Education
The
only purpose of education is to teach a student how to
live his life - by developing his mind and equipping him
to deal with reality. The training he needs is theoretical,
i.e., conceptual. He has to be taught to
think, to understand, to integrate, to prove. He
has to be taught the essentials of the knowledge discovered
in the past - and he has to be equipped to acquire further
knowledge by his own effort.
-
"The Comprachicos", NL
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| Note:
Some of the materials from which this Lyceum is derived are
copyrighted. Since these materials are simply notes pertaining
to the original content, and not an actual presentation of
that original content, it is my understanding that this Lyceum
in no way violates copyright law. I
expect, in fact, that these notes will simply spur interest
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"Love
of Wisdom"
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