ulisse (di dante)
fiamma, bruciato, divorato
la fiamma lo nasconde. isolamento
il filosofo nella botte
solitudine
feeling different
meditazione
depth
purificazione, combustio, ascesa
i santi sulla scala
cadere, fallire
miltonic satan
il motto dei massoni, le tre colonne
divinita', santita'
continua inestinguibile tensione
degno figlio dell'invidia di giotto
eternal torment
self-punishment
not living life
non-reality of life, dreamlike
stanchezza, tanta stanchezza
difficulty to focus
virtute =(et)= canoscenza
retorica, promessa non mantenuta
responsibility of the lives of others
rethoric in science
ethical system
robust enough?
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Tennison
rethorician
leader
political, social, mundane committment
diomede
un piede nel medioevo, uno nel rinascimento
renaissance
la fine di ulisse era un mistero nel medioevo
original myth?
the polytropic intelligence of classic
antiquity
polytropic = pertaining many types
a function with different values for one variable
philosopher
endless search, endless travels, with uncertain goals
hybris
self-degradation
self-forgetfulness
asking too much to one's self
going beyond boundaries of knowledge
knowledge = transgression
seeing reality as temporary in the economy of the centuries, dreamlike
what will be remembered? what will have impact? what is really important?
altruism, selflessness
non plus ultra
colonne d'ercole
ercole
west
death
in reality, just one pillar exists, in the european side
according to diodoro siculo, Hercules *narrowed* the already existing strait to prevent monsters from the Atlantic Ocean from entering the Mediterranean
monsters outside, forbidden zone, the death of ulysses
paradise outside, far away
il varco e' qui?
this writing on the colonne is of renaissance origin
plus ultra, coat of arms of spain, carlo 5. pillars as entrance to new world, discovery of americas. ignoring ancient warning
spanish dollar = 2 pillars with a ribbon
american dollar