Tag: Generosity

• June 7, 2012

  Aristotle, Book II, Nicomachean Ethics

  In Book II of the Nichomachean Ethics, Aristotle discusses the nature of the virtues. I am rereading the book for something like the umpteenth time. Three excerpts left strong impressions on me, but first I would like to make some comments. On Pleasure and Pain. The appeal of the first excerpt is that Aristotle makes…
• February 17, 2012

  When Lois came to stay

  From Monday evening to Thursday afternoon, Lois came to stay with us. She keeps her things–fresh linens, washed towels, extra toiletries–stored in two boxes in the back of the unused closet in David’s old study. She brings three bags, as well as a large purse, with her. Joan tells me she went through a box…