When looking up a list of the greatest writers of antiquity I came across the name Aristophanes. I looked to see what I could check out this week from the library for Aristophanes and the only play available was Lysistrata.
Lysistrata decides that the men will never end the war that is raging and she realizes only women can stop it. To do so she gathers the women of the warring cities and together they vow to withhold sex from their husbands until peace is established. Her plan works and peace is restored.
Overall I was not that impressed with this play.
Thomas Aquinas is credited as one of the greatest proponents of natural law. During his time in Cologne he was taught by Albertus Magnus. Magnus used the teachings of Aristotle in his mentorship of Thomas Aquinas.
Samuel Adams believed in American Independence from Great Britain. He is one of the most well know Son's of Liberty. On August 1, 1776 he gave a speech to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
This month this community will focus on Natural Law. What is Natural Law? How is it applied in real world situations? What are the alternatives to Natural Law? These are some of the issues that will be discussed this month.
“Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.”
Lord Acton
