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Plato and his dialogues: A hypertextual resource
compiled by
Bernard Suzanne
Synopsis

In this hypertext book-in-the-making, Bernard Suzanne challenges the existing paradigm that suggests that Plato's dialogues may be divided into periods that show a change in Plato's thinking over time. Suzanne argues (or is in the process of arguing) that Plato planned the 28 volume corpus from the start and that changes in the text do not reflect an evolution in Plato's thinking, but various changes that Plato expected in his readers as they made progress on their individual journeys to becoming full-fledged philosophers. This exciting new reading of Plato is worth every minute of the time one wishes to spend on it. But please beware; this is not a site that one can get through quickly.

Aristotle's Rhetoric:: A hypertextual resource
compiled by Lee Honeycutt
Synopsis

Welcome to the online version of Aristotle's Rhetoric . These hypertext pages are based on the 1954 translation of noted classical scholar W. Rhys Roberts obtained in ASCII text format from Virginia Tech's gopher site of online literary works in the public domain.

BuddhaNet :: Buddha Dhamma Meditation Association Inc.
Synopsis:

The Blessed One said:
"This way, the four foundations of awareness, has the one purpose of purifying beings, overcoming sorrow and lamentation, destroying pain and grief, attaining the right path, and realising nibbana."
"What are the four?"
"Here a bhikkhu, surrendering desire and grief regarding the world, lives contemplating body as body, ardent (atapi), clearly comprehending (sampajano) and aware (satima)."
"Surrendering desire and grief regarding the world, he lives contemplating sensations as sensations, ardent, clearly comprehending and aware."
"Surrendering desire and grief regarding the world, he lives contemplating mind as mind, ardent, clearly comprehending and aware."
"Surrendering desire and grief regarding the world, he lives contemplating dhammas as dhammas, ardent, clearly comprehending and aware."

T. P. Kasulis, Philosophy East and West
Volumn 30. no. 4(OCTOBER, 1980)

Synopsis

Truth and Zen Buddhism--it is difficult to imagine a pair of more abstruse. yet fascinating, topics. Rather than discuss either one of the two, I will consider them both simultaneously in hopes that, like some schoolboy magician in a chemistry laboratory, I might mix together two murky, colored concoctions and thereby effect-abracadabra-a transparent, clear solution.

Introduction to the Classics - Hope College

Hope College, Holland, Michigan
Reading Level: Young Adult
Synopsis:

Introduction to Homer, The Odyssey
by John D. Cox (Professor of English)

Introduction to Plato, The Republic
by Caroline J. Simon (Associate Professor of Philosophy)

Introduction to Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics
by Caroline J. Simon (Associate Professor of Philosophy)

Introduction to Virgil, The Aeneid
by John D. Cox (Professor of English)

Introduction to The Gospel According to Luke
by John T. Quinn (Assistant Professor of Mod. & Class. Lang.)

Introduction to The Confessions of St. Augustine
by John T. Quinn (Assistant Professor of Mod. & Class. Lang.)

Introduction to Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae
by Caroline J. Simon (Associate Professor of Philosophy)

Fathers of the Church

New Advent Catholic Website

Synopsis

These are English translations of some of the Church Fathers, drawn from the 38-volume Schaff edition. They were made available to the Internet through the efforts of the Electronic Bible Society.