Some of history’s greatest thinkers have attempted to step back from the minutia of their own lives in order to better see what it is that they share with all humans. With a knowledge of what it is that is universal in all our lives, they then tried to create a ‘chart of life’ that we could all refer to to help us better navigate the reefs and shoals of the human condition. Hippocrates (he of Hippocratic Oath fame) was one of the first to attempt such a chart, but did not get beyond dividing the ages of man into Infant, Child, Boy, Youth, Man, Elderly and Old...
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 17:31:00 +0000
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