Das Meer und die reine Lust des Augenblickes

Πόντος δὲ καὶ θάλασσα καὶ κλύδων καὶ παρὰ Πλάτωνι ἡ ὑλικὴ σύστασις (Fr. 33 Noumenios, DES PLACES).

Right now I am spending a week in Alonnisos, a picturesque island Northern of Euboea, which I visit for the second time. I am busy preparing my Politicus seminar and, when I take a break (and I take often a break here), I try to relate the sea to pure pleasure, departing from the Platonic view: We recall the Politicus myth to which the above quotation refers.
Perhaps I shall fail to do so or will not dare even to address the kind of “presence” with which I would like to connect the sea. In any case, I just wanted to wish nice remaining summer days and an equally beautiful start of the coming autumn. I am not so sure whether I shall write in my blog soon as there are quite many tasks waiting (im)patiently to be fulfilled …

Back in Tübingen

After coming back to Tübingen, I have been recollecting memories of England while feeling familiar with the German context again. On my last day, I spent my time in London where I could enjoy taking a look at famous fragments: among others, two Fra Angelico's paintings, a heavenly music sung by his special type of angels; and of course, the exquisitely well-preserved Acropolis' marble in the British Museum, in a room monumental and discreet at the same time. A column from Erechtheion as well as one Karuatis carry nothing more than the inquiring gazes of curious visitors and admirors.
In order to draw some conclusions with regard to the different philosophical types that the Germans and the British represent I need to take distance from Great Britain for some time. The first impressions wait patiently to be deepened.