Romanitas and the Contemplative Life: from Aristotle, through Epicureanism, to St. Benedict
Cicero engages in deep philosophical dialogue on fundamental questions, such as fear of death and how to bear up under suffering with fortitude.
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Above: Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC). Our epoch of political ideology and activism, in which we tend to view exterior activity in society as the highest form of activity, needs to embrace again the contemplative life. The knowledge and love of God is the highest end of the contemplative life.[1] Political activism ought to flow from an inner devotion to contemplation…
