My original thinking going into this class is that basically in the Medieval times people try to live their everyday lives nicely, in their villages, always outside with the only thing surrounding them is people, nature, and their village, where it seems calm. But, entirely unfree, I imagine that people dont really have a say at all and they are not free, where one wrong move or anything displeasing to the king or guards in off with your head. So on page 207 when the friend says he cannot lend his oxen because it wont do its job otherwise he will be severely punished does help my original thoughts, I wonder if this will change.
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mirth.
mirth - amusement, especially expressed in laughter
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it will be useful for the speaker to try something novel or amusing, provided that joking be not incompatible with the gravity of the subject."
tully is saying that when you want to get your mind off something and relax yourself you cant always use jokes due to circumstances, so games can be a replacement.
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Moreover the Philosopher [Ethic. ii, 7; iv, 8] assigns to games the virtue of eutrapelia, which we may call "pleasantness."
On the contrary, the 1st opposing view states that games can be pleasant when needing to relax and get your mind of something from pressures.
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Therefore there can be no virtue about games.
objection 3 agrees with obj 1 and 2 and says that the actions should be directed towards something else.
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Therefore there can be no virtue about games.
objection 2 furthers the conclusion of objection 1 stating that its not God but the devil that is the author of fun, meaning games are of hte devi;.
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Therefore there cannot be a virtue about games.
objection 1 concludes that there cannot be a virtue about games because Ambrose quotes the lord, in this case I dont know the lord he is referring to is.
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bulls with horns or monstrous bears, under restraints, are set to fight against hounds.
actual bears and bulls fight dogs? but under some restraints?
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Cytherea
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prow
prow - the portion of a ship's bow above water., the top or point of the boat
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lance.
lance - a long weapon for thrusting, having a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head, formerly used by a horseman in charging.
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gentles
does this mean like kids/young boys? or maybe gentles has another meaning
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"apt and schooled to wheel in circles round".
what does this mean?
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relive their own youth vicariously: you can see their inner passions aroused as they watch the action and get caught up in the fun being had by the carefree adolescents.
this is very good writing, its poetic
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theatrical performances and plays, London has religious drama
to me this sounds like the writer is saying that this is a bad thing
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since it is not productive for urban society to be always serious or practical – it also needs to smile and have fun.
maybe a foreshadow of needing games
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lavish expenditures
luxurious spendings
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I cannot think of any city more commendable for the habits of its citizens in attending church, in observing the divine festivals, in giving alms, in providing hospitality, in formalizing betrothals, in contracting marriages, in celebrating weddings, in throwing banquets, in keeping guests entertained, as well as in attention to the burial and funeral needs of the deceased.
sounds to me like this is saying this is the best city in the world
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According to the chroniclers, London is far older than Rome. For it was founded by the same race of Trojans, but by Brutus prior to Rome's foundation by Romulus and Remus. Consequently both still have in common the same ancient laws and institutions. The one, just like the other, is divided into wards. In place of consuls, London has sheriffs chosen annually. It has a senatorial order and lesser officials. It has a system of sewers and conduits in the streets. Judicial pleas, arguments, and deliberations each have assigned places, their courts. It has days fixed by custom for the holding of assemblies.
good comparison of similarities between london and rome, what is a chronicler? - a person who writes accounts of important or historical events.
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Scythians
the british know the scythians?
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solemnity
the state or quality of being serious and dignified. a formal, dignified rite or ceremony.
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If friends arrive unexpectedly at the home of some citizen and they, tired and hungry after their journey, prefer not to wait until food may be got in and cooked, or "till servants bring water for hands and bread", they can in the meantime pay a quick visit to the riverside, where anything they might desire is immediately available
what does it mean if "anything they might desire is immediately available"?
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syllogisms.
syllogisms - an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion (e.g., all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs ). deductive reasoning as distinct from induction.
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